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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Special Olympics Mauritius launched a 12-week Fit Families challenge for athletes and their supporters (family members or others) to get active and healthy together.
The EKS Day celebrations of Special Olympics Mauritius were held over two days, with Healthy Athletes screenings taking place both on the mainland and on Rodrigues Island.
Parents at a Family Health Forum in Mauritius were inspired by hearing about the work of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the founder of Special Olympics.
Special Olympics Mauritius, in collaboration with The Mentally Handicapped Persons Sports Federation hosted a very successful Regional Games at Sir Gaëtan Duval stadium, Rose Hill.
In April, Special Olympics Mauritius used a Christmas Record grant to successfully conduct a coaches training, and an athletics and bocce competition on Rodrigues Island.
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: