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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The committee is made up of inclusive youth pairs from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Great Britain and Serbia.
The Cyprus Olympic Committee held the annual “Best Youngsters Ceremony for 2017” on Monday 30 January at the Olympic House in Nicosia.
The Special Olympics Cyprus Federation successfully organized a two-day preparatory camp for elite athletes, the weekend 10-11 December 2016.
During Basketball week 2016, Special Olympics Cyprus organized a basketball tournament with the participation of 70 athletes.
On Saturday November 18th, Special Olympics Cyprus organized the "Unified Sports Seminar", with the cooperation of the Cyprus Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Education and Culture.
In honor of the late of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics Cyprus organized a Unified Floorball tournament which was held on Friday September 23, at the Sports of Venues of Pascal English School of Larnaca.
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: