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We are going to Special Olympics basketball on 18th September  2019

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We are going to Special Olympics basketball on 18th September  2019

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Do you know that Special Olympics is all over the world?

Did you know that you can represent New Zealand at Special Olympics?

Did you know that if you are amazing at a sport you could go to the Special Olympics World Games?

Finally, did you know that there are Special Olympic summer games and Special Olympic winter games

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An American woman called Eunice Kennedy Shriver started a summer camp at her Maryland farm for children who could not go to summer camp because they had physical or learning challenges.

It was an instant success. The children swam, kicked soccer balls, shot baskets and rode horses under the summer sun. They wanted to have fun ... just like every other kid.

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver: One Woman's Vision

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When did the first Special Olympic World games begin?

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When did the first Special Olympic World games begin?

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The first Special Olympics games started in 1968 in Chicago America.

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What does the Special Olympics logo mean?

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What does the Special Olympics logo mean?

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The Special Olympics logo shows five people standing in a circle.  This means that Special Olympics is all around the world.  The logo is based on a sculpture by Russian artist Zurab Tsereteli called “Joy and Happiness to All the Children of the World”.  The arms of the athletes are in different places which shows movement during sport

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There are over 30  individual and team sports in the Special Olympics.

Athletics (Track and Field)

Basketball

Bocce

Bowling

Cricket

Cycling

Equestrian

Figure Skating

Floorball

Floor Hockey

Football (Soccer)

Golf

Gymnastics

Handball

Judo

Kayaking

Netball

Powerlifting

Roller Skating

Sailing

Snowboarding

Snowshoe running

Skiing

Softball

Skating

Swimming

Table Tennis

Tennis

Triathlon

Volleyball

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Just like in the Olympics Games there is a Special Olympics Flame which is called the “Flame of Hope.” It is used in the opening ceremony of the World Games. The flame means courage and a celebration of all the different athletes from around the world.

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Final Leg of Special Olympics Torch Run in LA

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The Special Olympics oath was written in July 1968

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The Special Olympics oath was written in July 1968

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver wrote the Special Olympics athlete oath on the morning of July 20, 1968 -- just ahead of the opening of the very first Special Olympics International Games.

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New Zealand has its own team that took part in the Special Olympics World games in Dubai in 2019

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New Zealand has its own team that took part in the Special Olympics World games in Dubai in 2019

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Northcote College at Special Olympics basketball

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Northcote College at Special Olympics basketball

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Find the folder of photos at Special Olympics basketball. Make a Padlet and put six photos that you like. Write a title and a few sentences about the photo.

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Your turn to find out about some of the different sports that are played at the Special Olympics World Games!

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Your turn to find out about some of the different sports that are played at the Special Olympics World Games!

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Choose one sport from the list above that you don't know anything about. Type in Special Olympics and then the name of the sport into Google videos. You will be able to watch this sport played by Special Olympics competitors.

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Local athlete heads to Special Olympics World Games