Transcript Special Olympics is the world's largest sports

Special Olympics is the world's
largest sports organization for
children and adults with disabilities,
providing year-round training and
competitions to more than 4 million
athletes in 170 countries
The next Special Olympics World Summer
Games will be in Los Angeles, California from
July 24 to August 2, 2015
The last Special Olympics World
Winter Games will be in South Korea
from January 29 to February 5, 2013
Special Olympics competitions are held
every day, all around the world—
including local, national and regional
competitions, adding up to more than
53,000 events a year
In June 1962, Eunice Kennedy
Shriver(sister of JFK) started a day
camp, known as Camp Shriver, for
children with intellectual disabilities
Anne McGlone Burke, a physical
education teacher with the Chicago
Park District, began with the idea for a
one-time Olympic-style athletic
competition for people with special
needs..
The first International Special
Olympics Summer Games were
held in Chicago in 1968
At the July 1968 games, Shriver
announced the formation of
Special Olympics.
Special Olympics launched in
Great Britain in 1972
The first National Summer Games
in this country were in Brighton
1975
The first International Special
Olympics Winter Games were held
in February 1977 in Steamboat
Springs, Colorado, USA
In 1988, the Special Olympics was
officially recognized by the
International Olympic Committee
(IOC)
Special Olympics has over 32 Olympictype individual and team sports that
provide meaningful training and
competition opportunities for people
with intellectual disabilities
Elaine Daykin wanting a physical
outlet for her son Richard who was
born with Downs Syndrome
started a small group in a local
Special Education School in
Redditch in 1989
Elaine had the idea after attending
the first Leicester National
Summer Games in 1989
• The group went from strength to
strength• Creating groups in Worcester, Malvern &
Bromsgrove
• This became known as Worcestershire
Special Olympics
• From Pitcheroak School the group went
onto the YMCA to train weekly
• In 1993 due to the massive logistics of such a
big group it was decided to create a Redditch
group.
• This allowed us to maximise the potential of
our Olympians
• The group became known as Special Olympics
Redditch
• We have been training at the Trinity High
School since 1995
• Today we have over 50 Olympians registered
with SOGB
• 20 volunteers
• Our own website www.specialolympics/org.uk
• Launched the newsletter – newsred
• A strong committee consisting of parents non
parents and Olympians
• Our Patron is local MP Karen Lumley
Training
• We train every week at the trinity
• Also have fortnightly Swimming
training at the Abbey Stadium
• Recently re started Gymnastics
training at Kingsley every Wednesday
• We would like to thank all those who support
us with their time
• A special thanks to those companies &
organisations who have also supported us in
the past and for those partners who continue
to provide funds, grants & donations
• Thanks also to our trophy, merchandise
equipment and kit suppliers
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