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Special Olympics programs are available for athletes free of charge. More than 5.7 million athletes and Unified Sports partners are involved in Special Olympics sports training and competition in 204 countries and territories. [47] The organization offers year-round training and competition in 32 Olympic-style summer and winter sports. [48]
The 2014 Special Olympics USA Games were held from June 14 to 21 in New Jersey. [4] The Opening Ceremony was held at Prudential Center in Newark. [5] [6] Competition was held at venues throughout Mercer County including The College of New Jersey in the Trenton suburb of Ewing, [7] Rider University, Princeton University and Mercer County Park.
Special Olympics World Games take place every two years and alternate between Summer and Winter Games, a schedule similar to the Olympics and Paralympics. Attracting as many as 350,000 volunteers and coaches, plus several thousands of athletes, these World Games can be the world's largest sporting event of the year.
By 2034, eleven cities will have hosted the Olympic Games more than once: Athens (1896 and 2004 Summer Olympics), Paris (1900, 1924 and 2024 Summer Olympics), London (1908, 1948 and 2012 Summer Olympics), St. Moritz (1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics), Lake Placid (1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics), Los Angeles (1932, 1984 and 2028 Summer Olympics ...
The Seaside Heights Polar Bear Plunge to benefit Special Olympics takes place with thousands of participants. Approximately $2.4million was raised this year. Seaside Heights, NJ Saturday, February ...
Youth and Sports Minister Dito Ariotedjo gladly welcomed the offer from Special Olympics International (SOI) for Indonesia to take the opportunity to host the 2027 Special Olympics World Games. [4] This would've been the first time the Special Olympics World Games (summer or winter) would be held in the Southern Hemisphere, and only the sixth ...
12th Special Olympics World Winter Games XII Giochi Mondiali Invernali Special Olympics; Host city: Turin, Italy: Motto: The Future is Here (Italian: Il futuro è qui) Nations: 102 (expected) Athletes: 3,125 (expected) Events: 8 sports: Opening: 8 March 2025: Closing: 15 March 2025: Main venue: Inalpi Arena: Website: www.turin2025.org: Summer
National Youth Olympics of Indoor Sports of Polish: 1995: 2023: 1 Poland, Western Pomerania: National: National Youth Olympics of Mental Sports of Polish: 2012: 2014: National: National Youth Olympics of Summer Sports of Polish: 1995: 2023: 1 Poland, Silesia: National: National Youth Olympics of Winter Sports of Polish: 1996: 2023: 1 Poland ...