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:
In November 2016, the Eastern Region of Special Olympics Ireland held an Athlete Leadership Forum in Dublin. It was a great opportunity for 45 athletes to sample Athlete Leadership in Action.
Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD, today officially opened new Special Olympics Ireland offices at the Sport Ireland National Sports Campus.
Special Olympics Ireland has become the first Irish national Governing Body of Sport to complete the Coaching Children programme.
Special Olympics Great Britain and Special Olympics Ireland alpine skiing athletes flew to Schladming, Austria for an intensive five-day training.
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: