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The Special Olympics World Games is a major event put on by the Special Olympics committee. The World Games generally alternate between summer and winter games, in two-year cycles, recurring every fourth year. The first edition of the games were held on July 20, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois, with about 1,000 athletes from the U.S. and Canada.
The 2027 Special Olympics World Summer Games, officially known as the XVII Special Olympic World Games or the Special Olympics World Games Santiago 2027 ( Spanish: Juegos Mundiales de Verano de Olimpiadas Especiales 2027 ), will be 17th summer Special Olympics from 19 to 31 October 2027. Scheduled to be held in Santiago, Chile, will be the ...
Special Olympics USA is a sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities in the United States. It is part of the global Special Olympics movement. Special Olympics was founded in 1968 with the main goal of accepting and welcoming individuals as they are. Special Olympics provides year-round training in Olympic based ...
www .usacurling .org. The United States Curling Association ( USCA or USA Curling) is the national governing body of the sport of curling in the United States. The goal of the USCA is to grow the sport of curling in the United States and win medals in competitions both domestic and abroad. Curling's recent popularity has swelled the USCA to 185 ...
Inaugurated. 1968. ( 1968) (summer) 1977. ( 1977) (winter) The Special Olympics World Games also known as Special Olympiad are an international sporting event for participants with intellectual disabilities, organized by the IOC -recognised Special Olympics organization.
Held in Berlin, Germany, the Special Olympics lasted nine days, from 17 to 25 June 2023. [1] It marked the first time that Germany has hosted the Special Olympics World Games. [2] About 6,500 athletes and unified partners from approximately 178 countries competed in 26 sports, supported by 3,000 coaches and 18,000 volunteers.
2015 Shields Building. In November 2015, the museum opened a $34 million expansion funded jointly by a museum capital campaign and by Milwaukee County. The new expansion, called the Shields Building, designed by Milwaukee architect James Shields of HGA, provides an additional 30,000 square feet for art, including a section devoted to light-based media, photography, and video installations.
FOX 13 News Staff. April 30, 2024 at 5:54 PM. Special Olympics Washington is still seeking dozens of volunteers for this weekend's track and field event at Juanita High School in Kirkland. On ...