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The 1983 Special Olympics World Summer Games were held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, on the campus of Louisiana State University from July 12–18, 1983. [1] Events included athletics , Softball Throw and Swimming .
Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and activities to 5 million participants and Unified Sports partners in 172 countries. [2]
President of Organizing Committee of 2016 Summer Olympics (membership currently provisionally suspended). Jean-Claude Killy France: 1995: 2014: alpine skiing (1964–1968) President of Organizing Committee of 1992 Winter Olympics: Raja Randhir Singh India: 2001: 2014: shooting (1968–1984) President of the Olympic Council of Asia
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.
Hollis Conway (born January 8, 1967) is a track and field high jumper and a two-time Olympic medalist. He is currently employed by Lafayette Consolidated Government as the PARC Director in Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory's administration.
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The Pete Maravich Assembly Center is a 13,215-seat multi-purpose arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The arena opened in 1972 and is home of the LSU Tigers gymnastics team. It was originally known as the LSU Assembly Center , but was renamed in honor of Pete Maravich , a Tiger basketball legend, shortly after his death in 1988.
The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (LHOF) is an hall of fame exhibit that honors the accomplishments of athletes, coaches and other sports figures in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located in a facility in the downtown historic district of the city of Natchitoches , the LHOF is part of the broader Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame & Northwest ...