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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: The  first International Special Olympics Summer Games were held  in  Chicago in 1968
Page 2: The  first International Special Olympics Summer Games were held  in  Chicago in 1968

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

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The next Special Olympics World Summer Games will be in Los Angeles, California from July 24 to August 2, 2015

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The last Special Olympics World Winter Games will be in South Korea from January 29 to February 5, 2013

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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

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In June 1962, Eunice Kennedy Shriver(sister of JFK) started a day camp, known as Camp Shriver, for children with intellectual disabilities

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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..

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The first International Special Olympics Summer Games were held in Chicago in 1968

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At the July 1968 games, Shriver announced the formation of Special Olympics.

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Special Olympics launched in Great Britain in 1972

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The first National Summer Games in this country were in Brighton 1975

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The first International Special Olympics Winter Games were held in February 1977 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA

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In 1988, the Special Olympics was officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)

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Special Olympics has over 32 Olympic-type individual and team sports that provide meaningful training and competition opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities

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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

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Elaine had the idea after attending the first Leicester National Summer Games in 1989

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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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

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• 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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