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.
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When Clinical Director Dr. Md Hafizur Rahman first met 16-year-old Choity Akter in 2013, the young athlete could barely run for more than 10 minutes.
YKK Holding Asia Pte Ltd (YHA) and YKK Bangladesh Pte Ltd invited Special Olympics Bangladesh football coach Mr. Md Abdur Razzaque to participate in the YKK ASIA Group Kids Football Clinic (AKFC) in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
With the support of the Bangladesh Lions Foundation, Special Olympics Bangladesh organized vision screening for 40 athletes at the Lions Eye Institute & Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 26 August 2013.
With the support of the Kim Samuel Sports Grant, Special Olympics Bangladesh held its first Unified Sports Festival from 16 to 17 August 2013 at Gulshan Youth Club Grounds, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The Special Olympics Bangladesh Floor Hockey team trained for many months in preparation of the World Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.
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.
Sports Offered: