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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.
19 OFFICIAL SPORTS: Alpine Skiing Aquatics Athletics Badminton Basketball Bocce Bowling Cycling Equestrian Floor Hockey Football (Soccer) Handball Open Water Swimming Power Lifting Roller Skating Snowshoeing Table Tennis Tennis Volleyball
Ahmed hasn't been waiting for Lebanon's brief winter season to start his training for the cross-country skiing competition. He's been working hard for months to develop his strength and stamina. At just 11 years old, he wants to be ready for all competitors at his first Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria.
Special Olympics Lebanon's national football competition for the first time included girl’s and women’s football.
Thirty coaches from six Special Olympics Programs--Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Iran and Lebanon--gathered in Lebanon for a Special Olympics sports training seminar in floorball and cross country skiing from 24 to 28 March.
Special Olympics Lebanon carried out a unified Young Athletes sports day on March 17 with 120 youngsters ages 3 to 7 from different association and clubs.
A challenging and exciting unified basketball game took place on Sunday 21st February between Special Olympics Lebanon athletes and student partners.
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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.
19 OFFICIAL SPORTS: Alpine Skiing Aquatics Athletics Badminton Basketball Bocce Bowling Cycling Equestrian Floor Hockey Football (Soccer) Handball Open Water Swimming Power Lifting Roller Skating Snowshoeing Table Tennis Tennis Volleyball