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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.

9 OFFICIAL SPORTS: Aquatics Athletics Basketball Football (Soccer) Gymnastics (Artistic) Roller Skating Short Track Speed Skating Tennis Volleybal

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Fulgencio Moreno, No 470 Casi Mexico Asuncion Paraguay
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Special Olympics Paraguay
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Gustavo Vásquez: The desire to succeed has no limits

At age 25, Gustavo Perez is already working at the National Secretary’s Office for Sports in Paraguay, for 3 years now.

 

Posted 400 weeks ago

Bringing communities together with soccer in Paraguay

Part of the unifying power of sports is the ability to engage all. When we do sports, we team up and we are happy.

 

Posted 400 weeks ago

Training to Triumph in Paraguay

Athletes with and without intellectual disabilities had the opportunity to compete and to be evaluated by their coaches prior to their participation in mini competitions, and the regional and national Games. 

 

Posted 400 weeks ago

Zulma: Professional player and mother

"Inclusion through sports is possible and today I am part of that. That makes me very happy," Zulma said with tears in her eyes as she gasped.

 

Posted 400 weeks ago

Kore and Paraguay promote health

With the mission of improving the quality of life of 460 Special Olympics athletes and their families, the International Cooperation Agency of Korea (KOICA) and Special Olympics Paraguay organized the Health Fair, Capital 2016. 

 

Posted 400 weeks ago

Using Music to Promote Inclusion

As part of the tour, Tony and his band participated in events with athletes from Special Olympics Paraguay and Special Olympics Panama.

 

Posted 400 weeks ago

Passion for Inclusion

"I will always remember when I told this to a stranger for the first time: 'I have a son with Down Syndrome'. Thirty-five years have passed, but I still remember it," said Irma Cuevas, President of Special Olympics Paraguay, referring to the moment that marked her life and motivated her to lead the movement in her country.

 

Posted 400 weeks ago

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Fulgencio Moreno, No 470 Casi Mexico Asuncion Paraguay
(595) 21 61601 596) / (595) 981 452 253 / (595) 21 440 845
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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.

9 OFFICIAL SPORTS: Aquatics Athletics Basketball Football (Soccer) Gymnastics (Artistic) Roller Skating Short Track Speed Skating Tennis Volleybal

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