special olympics by McKenzie Mounts

The history of special olympics

1600826568 — 2023-12-19 17:26:41 UTC

Kennedy Shriver saw how unfair it was for disabled people when it came to sports. She wanted to make a change for those people. Then in July 1968, the world started to change. The first Special Olympics was held in Chicago's Soldier Field. This made the people with special needs feel included

Building an Inclusive World

2102759jxg — 2023-12-19 18:17:12 UTC

These sports are important because they show that even though these people have disabilities they can still do the same thing as everyone else. I think that it is amazing how hard these people work to get where they are.

2102759jxg — 2023-12-19 21:26:59 UTC

Special Olympics provides sports training and athletic competitions for athletes with disabilities year round. The World Games are held every two years, alternating with summer and winter games. They are hosted by different countries around the world each year. The next Special Olympics will be held in Torino, Italy in 2025.

2102759jxg — 2023-12-19 21:45:29 UTC

Taylor Mackenzie is 15 years old and has autism and other intellectual disabilities. She is a gold medalist 2 times this year in the 200m freestyle and 400m freestyle. She has not let her disabilities stop her from becoming great!

2102759jxg — 2023-12-19 21:57:54 UTC

We can improve participation by opening this program up to younger kids aged 2-7 to get them interested in sports at a younger age. The program helps them with eye hand coordination and motor tracking. It also helps them concentrate on the physical activity and sports rules.

Rules for disabled sports

2012151qey — 2023-12-21 14:53:59 UTC

Disabled rules are harder to adapt to and many different things are changed. For example some materials are required to change for people with disabilities. Some athletes need help and have a guide joined by a rope to guide them through their sport. However things like hurdles, obstacles, pole vault, and hammer throw tests are removed from the sport. Otherwise, sports for disabled people also include basic rules from normal sports. For example, they usually require a certain gpa and a certain skill level. By any means, a coach can still decline you from joining their team.

1600826568 — 2023-12-21 17:06:51 UTC

The mission for special olympics is to allow disabled people who are not able to be in the normal sports a chance to play. They want to make everyone equal.

Disabled track speed skating

2012151qey — 2023-12-21 17:16:26 UTC

Disabled sports are very different from normal sports and have extremely different rules. For example, track is very different because they are allowed to cross lines, they can also have another chance if they have a false start, and also have the choice to use a starting block or not. With that, before the competition they can receive assistance from an official to mark their start.