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Special Olympics World Games take place every two years and alternate between Summer and Winter Games, a schedule similar to the Olympics and Paralympics. Attracting as many as 350,000 volunteers and coaches, plus several thousands of athletes, these World Games can be the world's largest sporting event of the year.
1983 Special Olympics World Summer Games; 1995 Special Olympics World Summer Games; 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games; 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games; 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games; 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games; 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games; 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games; 2011 ...
Special Olympics World Games hosts Year Summer Special Olympics World Games Winter Special Olympics World Games No. Host Date(s) No. Host Date(s) 1968: 1: Chicago, United States: July 20 – August 3: 1970: 2: Chicago, United States: August 13–15 1972: 3: Los Angeles, United States: August 13–18 1975: 4: Mount Pleasant, United States ...
The following is a list of host cities of the Olympic Games, both summer and winter, since the modern Olympics began in 1896. Since then, summer and winter games have usually celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad. From the inaugural Winter Games in 1924 until 1992, winter and summer Games were held in the same year.
The 2014 Special Olympics USA Games were held from June 14 to 21 in New Jersey. [4] The Opening Ceremony was held at Prudential Center in Newark. [5] [6] Competition was held at venues throughout Mercer County including The College of New Jersey in the Trenton suburb of Ewing, [7] Rider University, Princeton University and Mercer County Park.
Concluding its pilot run in 2006, The Special Olympics officially introduced Young Athletes, a sports program for children aged 2–7 with intellectual disabilities. It was designed to get the children exposed and interested in sports before they are eligible to compete in the Special Olympics.
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Olympic torch. The Olympic Charter is a set of rules and guidelines for the organisation of the Olympic Games, and for governing the Olympic movement.Its last revision was on the 17th of July 2020 during the 136th IOC Session, held by video conference.