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Throughout the year, every year, local, regional and national events take place all over the UK. National single sport competitions also take pace in the 2 years leading up to the national games. National, World Summer and Winter Games are held every four years.
Special Olympics World Games are organised every two years alternating between Summer and Winter Games. In October 2007, the 12th World Summer Games took place in Shanghai, China. www.teamspecialolympicsgb.org.uk
The next Special Olympics Winter Games will take place in Boise, Idaho - USA in February 2009.
Special Olympics is founded on the belief that people with a learning disability can, with proper instruction and encouragement, learn, enjoy and benefit from participation in individual and team sports, adapted as necessary to meet their individual needs.
Special Olympics believes that regular training, under the guidance of appropriately qualified coaches is essential to the development of sports skills. Competition among those of equal abilities is the most appropriate means of testing those skills, measuring progress and providing incentive for personal growth.
Special Olympics gives opportunities for athletes with a learning disability of all ability levels.Special Olympics also offers Unified Sports® to promote the inclusion of athletes with a learning disability into mainstream sport and the Motor Activities Training Programme for people with profound or multiple disabilities.
For more information on the MATP programme, please contact us on: 020 7247 8891
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