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.
31 OFFICIAL SPORTS: Alpine Skiing Aquatics Athletics Badminton Basketball Bocce Bowling Cycling Equestrian Figure Skating Flag Football Floor Hockey Football (Soccer) Golf Gymnastics, Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Kayaking Power Lifting Roller Skating Sailing Softball Table Tennis Tennis Volleyball
For the first time ever Special Olympics Georgia hosted an international tournament – the 7-a-side European Football Tournament in Tbilisi, Georgia from May 15 – 18. 50 female and 130 male footballers making up 13-male teams and five female teams from across Europe traveled to Georgia to compete in the Tournament.
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.
31 OFFICIAL SPORTS: Alpine Skiing Aquatics Athletics Badminton Basketball Bocce Bowling Cycling Equestrian Figure Skating Flag Football Floor Hockey Football (Soccer) Golf Gymnastics, Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Kayaking Power Lifting Roller Skating Sailing Softball Table Tennis Tennis Volleyball