Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.
16 OFFICIAL SPORTS: Alpine Skiing Aquatics Athletics Basketball Bocce Cross Country Skiing Cycling Equestrian Floor Hockey Football (Soccer) Gymnastics (Artistic) Gymnastics (Rhythmic) Roller Skating Snowboarding Snowshoeing Tennis
"I always knew what I wanted. The hardest part was overcoming the prejudice of those who thought I was not capable,” says Juan Atilio Special Olympics athlete, born in the province of Catamarca, Argentina.
La Pampa, Argentina was the meeting point of the First National Meeting of Special Olympics Sports Leaders of Argentina.
On March 11th and 12th we had our first coaches training as part of the SOMOS initiative with Special Olympics Argentina.
During November, Special Olympics Latin America met with Special Olympics Argentina and CAF – Latin American Development Bank – in Buenos Aires to launch the project “SOMOS” in Argentina.
Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.
16 OFFICIAL SPORTS: Alpine Skiing Aquatics Athletics Basketball Bocce Cross Country Skiing Cycling Equestrian Floor Hockey Football (Soccer) Gymnastics (Artistic) Gymnastics (Rhythmic) Roller Skating Snowboarding Snowshoeing Tennis