21. Consulate General Of Japan In New York 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games In Nagano, Japan World Winter Games in Nagano were the biggest World Winter games in special olympics history. http://www.cgj.org/en/c/vol_12-6/title_05.html

Vol.12-6 April / May 2005 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games In Nagano, Japan Athletes with the Torch (Photo courtesy Kishimoto website). From February 26 through March 5, the 8th 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games, held in Nagano, Japan, drew more than 1,800 Special Olympics athletes and 650 coaches from 80 countries around the world. Thousands of family members, spectators, volunteers and journalists from every continent were also on hand at this historic event - the first Special Olympics Winter Games to take place in Asia, making Nagano the first city to have hosted the Olympics, Paralympics and Special Olympics World Games. Setting New Records The Games featured Special Olympic athletes competing in seven winter sports: Alpine skiing; cross country skiing; figure skating; floor hockey; snowboarding; snowshoeing; and speed skating.

22. Cingular Wireless Newsroom Cingular Wireless Connects Again With Special Olympics; Use Your Voice To Support by Cingular is the largest sponsorship in special olympics history. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=683922&TICK=CINGUL02&STO

23. Cingular Wireless Newsroom Robby Gordon Races for Cingular Wireless and Special Olympics At Sears Point Raceway by Cingular is the largest sponsorship in special olympics history. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=683922&TICK=CINGUL02&STO

24. Special Olympics - Capital News Online needed to attend the opening ceremonies. For more information, please visit. Canadian special olympics history Ottawa Special Olympics event schedule http://temagami.carleton.ca/jmc/cnews/21012000/n2.htm

Special week for disabled athletes by Sarah Elizabeth Brown OTTAWA — The last week of January is going to be a memorable one for the 537 physically and mentally disabled athletes who are coming here for the ninth Canadian Special Olympics Winter Games. From Jan.25 to 30, they'll be competing in downhill and cross-country skiing, figure and speed skating, floor hockey and snow shoeing. Curling was added to the list this year as an exhibition sport. The Games are the qualifying events for A floor hockey player lines up a shot in a pre-Special Olympics tournament in Ottawa. Canadian athletes who hope to compete in the 2001 World Winter Olympics in Anchorage, Alaska. The Special Olympics were founded in the 1960s by Toronto doctor Frank Hayden, who questioned the assumption that mental handicaps meant children had to be in poor physical condition. "We found that they didn't have to be as weak, as fat, as slow as everyone accepted they should be," he says of his study of mentally disabled children in a rigorous fitness program. Hayden's solution was to involve the mentally disabled in sports. When he started, opportunities to play sports were almost nonexistent for mentally disabled kids, he recalls. Public school boards weren't required to teach the disabled until the mid-1960s. So parents ran the schools and sports weren't a top priority.

25. Partners Choose CGC ICSSPE ISCA NCDO Right To Play Sport Sans regions and will serve on the second Global Congress in special olympics history, Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver will also attend. http://www.sportanddev.org/en/past-conferences/index_244.htm

About Update Issues Projects ... Career opportunities Partners Choose... CGC ICSSPE ISCA NCDO Right To Play streetfootballworld UK Sport UN Sport Bulletin Please enter your e-mail address Subscribe Past conferences 10th World Sport For All Congress 11/11/2004 to 14/11/2004 Rome, Italy 3rd National Conference for Leaders in Australian Sport 11/11/2004 to 12/11/2004 Perth International Conference on Women and Sports 16/11/2004 to 19/11/2004 Kathmandu, Nepal Sport Marketing Association 2nd Annual Conference 18/11/2004 to 20/11/2004 Memphis, Tennessee 10th Anniversary Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) Conference 24/11/2004 to 27/11/2004 Melbourne, Australia See all Past conferences... Back Event Title Special Olympics Global Athlete Congress Date 06/06/2005 to 08/06/2005 Info The 2005 Special Olympics Global Athlete Congress will be held in Panama City at the City of Knowledge from 6 June through 8 June, uniting 78 Special Olympics athletes from more than 35 countries who speak 11 different languages. Their mission is to discuss issues from competition management to athletes serving a more prominent leadership role in government relations and fundraising. The athletes, ranging in age from 16 to 50, represent all seven of the Special Olympics regions and will serve on the second Global Congress in Special Olympics history, creating a stronger voice for people with intellectual disabilities off the playing field and in a governmental setting. The Congress will be opened by President of Panama Martin Torrijos Espino and First Lady of Panama Vivian Fernández de Torrijos. Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver will also attend.

26. Time For Kids | Kid Scoops special olympics history The Special Olympics is a yearround sports training and athletic competition for individuals with learning disabilities. http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kidscoops/story/0,14989,460398,00.html

adSetTarget('_blank');htmlAdWH(magic_array[1], '468', '60'); htmlAdWH(magic_array[2], '120', '60'); An athlete carries the Special Olympics torch. KID REPORT June 23, 2003 A Special Olympics Tradition Continues TFK Kid Reporter Carolyn Zemanian talks with a Special Olympian Swimming is one of the many sports that are a part of this summer's Special Olympics. The 2003 Special Olympics summer games are being held this week in Dublin, Ireland. Over 7,000 athletes are scheduled to participate in 21 sports, including track and field, tennis, basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, and gymnastics. Special Olympics History The Special Olympics is a year-round sports training and athletic competition for individuals with learning disabilities. The games were founded in 1968 when Eunice Kennedy Shriver organized the first international Special Olympics in Chicago, Illinois. This is the first year the games will be held outside the U.S. Thousands of athletes are competing in this year's Special Olympics. Tim Shriver, president of Special Olympics, believes that sports offer a unique opportunity for participants. "Our athletes experience everything that's great about sports, teamwork, the struggle against almost (huge) obstacles to reach a goal, and the determination to strive for victory," he said.

27. Time For Kids | Kid Scoops | A Special Olympics Tradition Continues A Special Olympics Tradition Continues TFK Kid Reporter Carolyn Zemanian talks football, soccer, volleyball, and gymnastics. special olympics history http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kidscoops/printout/0,19787,460398,00.html

KID REPORT A Special Olympics Tradition Continues TFK Kid Reporter Carolyn Zemanian talks with a Special Olympian The 2003 Special Olympics summer games are being held this week in Dublin, Ireland. Over 7,000 athletes are scheduled to participate in 21 sports, including track and field, tennis, basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, and gymnastics. Special Olympics History The Special Olympics is a year-round sports training and athletic competition for individuals with learning disabilities. The games were founded in 1968 when Eunice Kennedy Shriver organized the first international Special Olympics in Chicago, Illinois. This is the first year the games will be held outside the U.S. Tim Shriver, president of Special Olympics, believes that sports offer a unique opportunity for participants. "Our athletes experience everything that's great about sports, teamwork, the struggle against almost (huge) obstacles to reach a goal, and the determination to strive for victory," he said. In keeping with the traditions of the Olympics, there was an opening ceremony that included a parade of athletes, the taking of the Olympic oath, the raising of the Olympic flag, and the lighting of the Olympic flame. The City of Dublin is also providing artistic and cultural activities for the athletes, their families, and fans.

28. 1999 Special Olympics World Games 99 World Games cap 30 years for special olympics history Torch to tour state June 2026 Games logo It s All About Attitude http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/univ_relations/news_services/ebulletin/so/history.htm

1999 Special Olympics World Games June 26-July 4, 1999 NC State Information Guide What are the Special Olympics? How the World Games will affect life on the NC State campus Spectator teams needed for World Games World Games contributions by NC State faculty, staff and students ... Special Olympics Web links '99 World Games cap 30 years of Special Olympics history Special Olympics began in 1968 when Eunice Kennedy Shriver organized the First International Special Olympics Games at Soldier Field in Chicago. The concept was born in the early 1960s when Shriver started a day camp for people with mental retardation. She saw that they were far more capable in sports and physical activities than many experts thought. Since 1968, millions of children and adults with mental retardation have participated in Special Olympics. August, 1968 Together with the Chicago Park District, the Kennedy Foundation plans and underwrites the first International Special Olympics Games at Chicago’s Soldier Field. One thousand athletes with mental retardation from 26 states and Canada compete in track and field, floor hockey and aquatics. August, 1970

29. Pacific Buying Office Weekly Highlights November 3 Thru 8, 2003 It was the biggest World Winter Games in special olympics history, and drew a record 11000 volunteers. Nagano, the site of the 1998 Olympic Winter Games and http://www.dscp.dla.mil/pac/news/news14.htm

L - R: Michael Marretti, DECA HQ, Ray Denny, DSCP Japan, Mr. Okikawa, DECA Yokota, Lily Kuhn, Special Olympics Gold and Silver Medalist, Mr. Ondera, Mike Auderer, Mr. Uito, and Ms Magallanes (Photo by: Michale Auderer, DECA Yokota AB) Samurai Cafe and DeCA Yokota AB, Japan Salute Team USA Special Olympics Athletes By: Mr. Ray Denny, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia Pacific Region Yokosuka, Japan Yokota AB, Japan - 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games came to an emotional close Saturday, 5 March when Nagano, Japan, bade farewell to the 1,830 Special Olympics athletes in a two-hour Closing Ceremony at the M-Wave skating arena. The 2005 World Winter Games broke new ground for the Special Olympics movement, being the first World Games held in Asia. About 1,830 athletes from 84 countries and territories competed in seven sports - Alpine skiing, cross country skiing, figure skating, floor hockey, snowboarding, snowshoeing and speed skating. It was the biggest World Winter Games in Special Olympics history, and drew a record 11,000 volunteers. Nagano, the site of the 1998 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympics, became the first locality ever to host an Olympics, a Paralympics and a Special Olympics World games. Samurai Cafe . To assist in offsetting the cost of the breakfast-lunch meal, DSCP Subsistence Prime Vendor, Coastal Pacific Food Distributors and World Marketing Company donated product. Mr. Sam Sansone, Food Service Director at Samurai Cafe said "It is a great team effort when the dining facility and the vendor can come together to support the community." Sansone was thankful for the donation in order to keep the cost down. Special Olympics Coach Sharon Ketteringham of San Diego, CA commented, "This is the best meal I’ve had in over 10 days. Good Ole USA at its' best..."

30. Schwarzenegger.com - Activist - Special Olympics History Of Special Olympics. Special Olympics began on July 20th, 1968, when Arnold s Motherin-Law, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, organized the First http://www.schwarzenegger.com/en/activist/specialolympics/index.asp?sec=activist

31. KiteCD - Special Olympics History of the Special Olympics; The Special Olympic Oath; The World Winter and Summer Games. Your Child And The World Of Disabilities http://members.aol.com/kitecd/sp_olym.htm

KiteCD The Special Olympics What Are The Special Olympics? History of the Special Olympics The Special Olympic Oath The World Winter and Summer Games ... Related Subjects What Are The Special Olympics? The Special Olympics are athletic events held for qualifying individuals. These individuals must be 8 years of age or older and have mental retardation or a cognitive delay which affects their ability to learn or obtain work in some area. Each athlete is trained for one or more large motor events with the help of a coach. After training the athlete then competes in the targeted event with other Special Olympics athletes. [top] [home] History of the Special Olympics In the 1960’s a woman named Eunice Kennedy Shriver started a Day Camp for people with mental retardation. As she worked with these individuals she discovered that many of them were able to be more successful in their gross motor skills than had ever been expected. As each mentally impaired person further developed these skills it enhanced their growth in other aspects and raised their self-esteem and self-motivation. By 1968 Shriver organized the First International Special Olympic Games. They were held at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.

32. Special Olympics Florida The Special Olympics Global Athlete Congress was held in Panama City , Panama and will serve on the second Global Congress in special olympics history, http://www.sofl.org/featured_article1.aspx

FAQ Sports State Games Inside SOFL ... Related Sites PDF documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader to download. Download it Now SOFL Hall of Fame Member Passes Away Special Olympics Florida recently lost one of its most beloved family members last week. A Special Olympics Florida volunteer since 1971, she was the very first County Coordinator for Special Olympics Seminole County. In 1996, she was inducted into the Special Olympics Florida Hall of Fame. Joan was born November 9, 1938, in Paris, Illinois, and moved to Florida in 1951. She was a teacher's assistant in special education in Seminole County. She enjoyed fishing, boating and camping. Survivors include her sons, Ray (a Special Olympics athlete) and Todd Helms, as well as her brother, J. Robert Jump, and sister, Nancy Cage. Memorial donations may be made to Special Olympics Florida, 1105 Citrus Tower, Clermont, Florida, 34711. Always upbeat, she inspired her fellow volunteers and her athletes by always looking for the positive in every situation and by truly believing that what was most important was being "brave in the attempt." She will be missed. Home Athletes Volunteers Coaches ... Related Sites 1105 Citrus Tower Blvd., Clermont, FL 34711

33. History Of The Special Olympics History of the Special Olympics By Carmel Dooley Jun 14, 2003, 1011 History of Special Olympics. Special Olympics is a year round sports training and http://www.castlebar.ie/news/so-history.shtml

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34. Special Olympics 2003 History of the special olympics history of Special Olympics Jun 14, 2003, 1011 Special Olympics 2003 The Timetable Castlebar Host Town Timetable all the http://www.castlebar.ie/news/cat_index_58.shtml

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35. Zimmerman Family - Special Olympics Zimmerman Family special olympics history. Rebecca, Laura, and I are triplets My two twin sisters have Down s Syndrome and this has led my family to be http://users.telerama.com/~mcelfres/SO/sohistory.html

Zimmerman Family Special Olympics History Rebecca, Laura, and I are triplets... My two twin sisters have Down's Syndrome and this has led my family to be very active in Special Olympics. With my sisters competing and my parents and I coaching and my younger sister volunteering or competing as a special partner in unified events. The sports we compete in are: Cycling, Track and Field, Speed Skating, Swimming, and roller-skating. The following is our involvement with Special Olympics to the best that I can remember. I'll might be off a year or two with some things. In 1989, Laura was on the Massachusetts team for the International Games in Lake Tahoe and Reno Nevada where she competed in Speed Skating. In 1991, my father was a cycling coach for the Massachusetts team for the International Games in Minneapolis. In 1995, my mother and sisters represented Massachusetts at the World Games in New Haven CT, for cycling. In 1999, my mother represented Team USA as part of the Massachusetts delegation as the Cycling Coach for the games in Durham, NC. In 2001, Laura represented Team USA-New England in Speed Skating, and Dad was one of the Speed Skating coaches for the games in Anchorage Alaska.

36. Scholastic News In-depth: Special Olympics One of the Special Olympics original sports, swimming made its first athletes tumbled their way into special olympics history when gymnastics made its http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/special_olympics/athletes/i

37. History The global special olympics movement got its start on 20 July 1968, On 20 July 1968, Shriver opened the Chicago special olympics (the First http://www.specialolympics.org/Special Olympics Public Website/English/About_Us/

document.write(' '); English About Us From Backyard Camp to Global Movement: The Beginnings of Special Olympics The global Special Olympics movement got its start on 20 July 1968, when the First International Special Olympics Games were held at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, USA. But the concept of Special Olympics was born much earlier, when Eunice Kennedy Shriver started a day camp for people with intellectual disabilities at her home in 1962. Welcome to Camp Shriver Calisthenics on the lawn of the Shriver family home at one of the first Camp Shriver gatherings, which eventually evolved into Special Olympics — now a global movement with almost 1.4 million athletes in 150 countries around the world. Special Olympics Timeline/Milestones Shriver believed that people with intellectual disabilities were far more capable than commonly believed and deserving of the same opportunities and experiences as others. So, in June 1962, she invited 35 boys and girls with intellectual disabilities to Camp Shriver, a day camp at Timberlawn, her home in Rockville, Maryland, to explore their capabilities in a variety of sports and physical activities. Even before Camp Shriver, Eunice Kennedy Shriver already had a long-standing commitment to people with intellectual disabilities. She was instrumental in focusing the

38. Special Olympics North Carolina Torch Run history The Law Enforcement Torch Run for special olympics began in 1981 in Kansas where Wichita Police Chief Richard LaMunyon saw an urgent need to raise http://www.sonc.net/Special_events/special_trhistory.htm

History The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics began in 1981 in Kansas where Wichita Police Chief Richard LaMunyon saw an urgent need to raise funds and increase awareness for Special Olympics. The idea for the Torch Run was to provide law enforcement officers with an opportunity to volunteer with Special Olympics in the communities where the officers lived and worked. After three years of successful runs in Kansas, Chief LaMunyon presented his idea to the International Association of Chiefs of Police, which endorsed Special Olympics International as its official charity through the Torch Run. In North Carolina, the first Torch Run was organized in 1987 when relays were run from Raleigh and Charlotte to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Fetzer Field, site of the 1987 SONC Summer Games. Special Olympics North Carolina is the official charity of the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police. All law enforcement officers participating in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics are volunteers. No professional solicitors or promotional companies are authorized to solicit on behalf of this event.

39. Kings Special Olympics Kings special olympics Serving athletes in Kings and West Hants Counties The first sports competitions organized under the special olympics banner http://www.nsnet.org/kso/history.html

A Little History About KSO Executive Board Photo Gallery ... Becoming an Athlete Become a Volunteer Links Contact KSO Home The Birth of Special Olympics in Canada In the early sixties, testing of children with mental disabilities revealed that they were only half as physically fit as their non-disabled peers. It was assumed that their low fitness levels were a direct result of their disabilities. A Toronto researcher and professor, Dr. Frank Hayden, questioned this assumption. Working with a control group of children on an intense fitness program, he demonstrated that, given the opportunity, mentally disabled people could become physically fit and acquire the physical skills necessary to participate in sport. His research proved that low levels of fitness and lack of motor skills development in people with mental disabilities were a result of nothing more than a sedentary life style. In other words, their mental disabilities resulted in their exclusion from the kinds of physical activity and sports experience readily available to other children. Inspired by his discoveries, Dr. Hayden began searching for ways to develop a national sports program for mentally disabled people. It was a goal he eventually achieved, albeit not in Canada. His work came to the attention of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and the Kennedy Foundation in Washington, D.C., and led to the creation of Special Olympics. The first sports competitions organized under the Special Olympics banner were held at Soldier's Field in Chicago in 1968. To ensure that Canada was represented, Dr. Hayden called on an old friend, Harry "Rea" Foster.

40. "The Special Olympics At SUNY Brockport" Famous Supporters. Brief history of the special olympics. A special Gift Opening Ceremonies Adventure Day Volunteers and Local Support Athletes http://www.brockport.edu/~library1/so.htm

Special Olympics August 8-13, 1979 SUNY Brockport "In Special Olympics it is not the strongest body or the most dazzling mind that counts. It is the invincible spirit which overcomes all handicaps. For without this spirit winning medals is empty. But with it, there is no defeat." Eunice Kennedy Shriver Brockport During the summer of 1979, the State University of New York, College at Brockport was honored to be chosen to host the fifth International Special Olympics Games. Brockport had been an avid supporter of the Special Olympics, having served as the host site for the 1975 and 1976 New York State Special Olympics games. Table of Contents Schedule of Events Famous Supporters Brief History of the Special Olympics A Special Gift ... Post-Olympic Events The Special Olympics "The Special Olympics is an international program of physical fitness, sports training and athletic competition for mentally retarded children and adults. Mentally retarded individuals Eight years or older are eligible to participate in the Special Olympics. Generally, participants have IQ scores of 75 or less. There are twelve official sports in the Special Olympics. They include: track and field, swimming, diving, gymnastics, ice skating, basketball, volleyball, floor hockey, poly hockey, bowling, Frisbee disk, and wheelchair events." (1979 International Special Olympics Resource Book) The 5 th International Special Olympics Games More than 3,500 mentally challenged individuals, ranging in age from 10 to 80, who qualified for participation in Special Olympic activities gathered in Brockport for the International Games. They came from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and more than 30 other countries and took part in a week long spectacular of competitions, social events, dances, clinics, demonstrations, and a marvelous Adventure Day Trip to Niagara Falls.

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