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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.
Special Olympics Bangladesh; Special Olympics Bharat; Special Olympics Cameroon; Special Olympics Canada; Special Olympics Great Britain; Special Olympics Ireland; Special Olympics Kosovo; Special Olympics Pakistan; Special Olympics USA; Special Olympics World Games silver dollar; Stade 81; State Farm Holiday Classic
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 ...
U.S. Olympic Committee headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee logo Team USA logo U.S. Olympic Team logo. Upon the founding of the International Olympic Committee in 1894, the two American IOC members – James Edward Sullivan and William Milligan Sloane – formed a committee to organize the participation of American athletes in the 1896 ...
The Special Olympics Canada summer games were held in Vancouver, British Columbia at the University of British Columbia. More than 2,000 athletes participated in a multitude of sports, including three sports making their Special Olympics Canada debuts: golf, bocce and basketball.
The NBA has been a major supporter of Unified Sports, sponsoring the annual NBA Cares Special Olympics Unified Basketball Game during the NBA All-Star Weekend. The Walt Disney Company, ESPN and Special Olympics are also working on a two-year global initiative that will leverage the power of sports to promote an environment of social inclusion ...