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Special olympics to assist mentally retarded |
| Date Added: July 01, 2009 08:49:41 AM |
| Author: Steven |
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| A great event happened in Shanghai in 2007. There were Shanghai Special Olympic World Summer Games in 2007 for multitudes who bear mental illnesses. This affair was held in Asia only for the first time and it was only the second time it took place out of the continent of the United States of America. It was organized by the Special Olympic organization. Special Olympic organization and Paralympics are two separate international associations that take aim to aide mentally crippled individuals participate in sports contests and be productive members of companionship. It is the principal organizer of Special Olympic World Games held every four years, giving an opportunity to adults and children to take part in 25 summer and winter contests. A greatly surprising fact is that this influential and spread formation was introducted by a mere Physical training teacher in the United States of America. Now the work of this establishment widens far out of the borders of its birthplace. A large number of people from all the continents went to Shanghai to enter or just to view the competitions. 7, 500 special athletes attended Special Olympic World Summer Games, including the best of the 2.5 million athletes who competed in 165 countries to participate in the games. They became a persuasive proof of the fact that Special Olympic organization is for those multitudes who were capable to go through their illnesses. A gret number of officials, spectators, families, volunteers and journalists were also there at that contest. Special olympics sportsmen of 6 categories competed in 25 different sports: aquatics, athletics, badminton, basketball, bocci, bowling, cricket, cycling, dragon boat racing, team handball, tennis, volleyball, horseman, football (soccer), golf, gymnastics, judo, kayaking, lion dance, power-lifting, roller skating, sailing, softball, ping-pong, motor activities. You will get more additional data on our site http://www.2007specialolympics.com/">Shanghai Olympic Games to Aid Disable People And more information on this topic is also available following this link: http://www.2007specialolympics.com/webchinese/cover.htm/">Shanghai Olympic Special Games 2007 |
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