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:
Alpine Skiing Aquatics Athletics Badminton Basketball Beach Volleyball Bocce Bowling Cross Country Skiing Cycling Equestrian Floor Hockey Floorball Football (Soccer) Golf Gymnastics (Artistic) Gymnastics (Rhythmic) Handball Judo Kayaking Open Water Swimming Power Lifting Roller Skating Sailing Snowshoeing Table Tennis Tennis Volleyball
Our story begins in 2010, at the mountains of Northern Greece and specifically at the National Ski Resort of Seli.
Special Olympics Hellas (Greece) have joined forces withe the Hellenic Duty Free Shops for raise awareness and funds for athletes across the country.
Special Olympics Hellas organized its first Family Health Forum kindly co-funded by the European Union during the National Games in Loutraki from 18 - 21 April 2016.
Special Olympics Hellas (Greece) held a two-day Young Athletes camp and demonstration at the National Games in Loutraki April 18-22, 2016.
Under sunny skies, Special Olympics Hellas (Greece) held its National Games in the seaside resort of Loutraki from 18-21 April 2016.
Special Olympics athlete Constantinos Triantaphyllou was celebrated and honoured by his home town of στυλίδας for being the first Special Olympics Global Messenger chosen from Europe.
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:
Alpine Skiing Aquatics Athletics Badminton Basketball Beach Volleyball Bocce Bowling Cross Country Skiing Cycling Equestrian Floor Hockey Floorball Football (Soccer) Golf Gymnastics (Artistic) Gymnastics (Rhythmic) Handball Judo Kayaking Open Water Swimming Power Lifting Roller Skating Sailing Snowshoeing Table Tennis Tennis Volleyball