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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This week, Franck Koffi will make the journey from his neighborhood courts in Yopougon to the NBA Cares Special Olympics Unified Basketball Game in New Orleans!
“When Coach Tano came to ask me to register for floorball, I found it strange," said Diabate Sogbet Hadidiah, a Special Olympics athlete from Cote d’Ivoire.
As well as a Unified Football Tournament, young and old of all abilities viewed an awareness-raising sketch given by puppeteers on the importance of their environment, and held a tree-planting event.
During the 2013 Camp Shriver, we recruited a new athlete called Ahman. He had never played basketball before.
Special Olympics Cote d'Ivoire hosted its first ever EKS Day event in 2013 and were thrilled with the success of the event.
Special Olympics Cote d’lvoire basketball athletes recently enjoyed an opportunity provided by the Ivorian Basketball Federation.
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: