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Special Olympics
A Brief Overview:
Special Olympics is
organized athletic competition at the local, national, and international
levels for retarded children and adults. In order to compete boys and
girls must be 8 years of age or older, and most entrants usually have
IQ scores of 80 or lower.
They are encouraged,
nevertheless, to go on to interscholastic and intramural sports programs.
Since its creation in 1968 the Special Olympics has grown to include over
100 foreign countries.
The program culminates
in August of the year before the regular Olympic Games and includes the
following events: aquatics, basketball, bowling, cycling, equestrian events,
floor hockey, football, gymnastics, ice skating, poly hockey, roller skating,
skiing, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wheelchair
events, badminton, canoeing, powerlifting, golf, team handball, and table
tennis. Winter sports were added in 1977.
Local games take place
in at least 15,000 communities around the world.
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