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: Aquatics Athletics Badminton Bocce Bowling Equestrian Football (Soccer) Gymnastics (Artistic) Gymnastics (Rhythmic) Judo Open Water Swimming Power Lifting Rugby Snowshoeing Table Tennis Tennis
With a beautiful view of the volcano of San Salvador, from the Merliot Sports Center, 90 athletes of all skill levels, participated in the swimming qualifying events for the National Games in El Salvador, to be held from August 22 to 25 this year
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The first Unified Badminton Tournament of Special Olympics El Salvador took place on March 26 at the Salvadoran Badminton Federations facilities with the participation of over 25 athletes with and without intellectual disability.
On February, Special Olympics El Salvador presented their 2016 Ambassadors which include 16 leaders and influencers in the business, government, sports, and entertainment areas.
In celebration of its 31 years, Special Olympics El Salvador organized the First Unified Tennis Tournament on November 20.
Special Olympics El Salvador celebrated a Young Athlete Program (YAP) which is a program of physical activity and development of skills, designed for children under 7 years, with whom they work to develop their psychomotor skills and initiation into the sport.
The LAIN Medical center has decided to be part of the action for the International Day of Health, this past April 7, reserving the month as "LAIN Month of Health"
Maria Elisa Parker, host of Grandiosas program became ambassador for the Special Olympics El Salvador program after signing the agreement for two years.
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: Aquatics Athletics Badminton Bocce Bowling Equestrian Football (Soccer) Gymnastics (Artistic) Gymnastics (Rhythmic) Judo Open Water Swimming Power Lifting Rugby Snowshoeing Table Tennis Tennis