5 years ago
GOOD LUCK TO TEAM AUSTRALIA FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD GAMES
SENATOR DON FARRELL
Labor congratulates the athletes and volunteers representing Team Australia in the Special Olympics World Games and wishes them all the best for the event, which begins today.
Australia will be represented by 105 athletes and 35 officials across 11 sports at the Games, which are being held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from today until March 21.
Team Australia will compete in athletics, basketball, bocce, bowling, equestrian, football, golf, gymnastics, sailing, swimming and tennis, supported by 35 volunteer officials.
The Games will feature a total of 7000 athletes with an intellectual disability from 170 nations competing across 24 sports in front of half a million spectators.
The Special Olympics is a global movement that focuses on the importance of social inclusion and the need for more support for people living with disability.
Special Olympics Australia has been operating for more than 40 years, promoting positive community attitudes towards disability, sport for all Australians and providing people with intellectual disability with opportunities to take part in a range of sports at various levels of competition all year round.
Labor wishes Team Australia’s athletes, coaches and volunteers the best of luck for the Special Olympics World Games 2019.
Australia will be represented by 105 athletes and 35 officials across 11 sports at the Games, which are being held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from today until March 21.
Team Australia will compete in athletics, basketball, bocce, bowling, equestrian, football, golf, gymnastics, sailing, swimming and tennis, supported by 35 volunteer officials.
The Games will feature a total of 7000 athletes with an intellectual disability from 170 nations competing across 24 sports in front of half a million spectators.
The Special Olympics is a global movement that focuses on the importance of social inclusion and the need for more support for people living with disability.
Special Olympics Australia has been operating for more than 40 years, promoting positive community attitudes towards disability, sport for all Australians and providing people with intellectual disability with opportunities to take part in a range of sports at various levels of competition all year round.
Labor wishes Team Australia’s athletes, coaches and volunteers the best of luck for the Special Olympics World Games 2019.