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Special Olympics World Games
 | Governing organization. The Special Olympics
World Games are staged by Special Olympics International (SOI). |
| Schedule. The Special Olympics World Games
are conducted every four years in the years preceding the Olympic Games.
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| Athletes. Athletes whose primary disability
is mental retardation are eligible to compete. In Unified Sports events,
athletes with mental retardation compete as partners or teammates with
athletes who do not have mental retardation. |
| Sports. For a list of sports contested at
the Special Olympics World Games, click on "sports," then choose either
summer or winter sports. |
Special Olympics World Summer Games
| Year |
Location |
| 1968 |
Chicago, IL |
| 1970 |
Chicago, IL |
| 1972 |
Los Angeles, CA |
| 1975 |
Mt. Pleasant, MI |
| 1979 |
Brockport, NY |
| 1983 |
Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1987 |
South Bend, IN |
| 1991 |
Minneapolis, MN |
| 1995 |
New Haven, CT |
| 1999 |
Raleigh, NC |
| 2003 |
Dublin, Ireland |
Participation in the Special Olympics World Summer Games has
increased steadily since 1968, both in number of participating countries
and in number of athletes. Reasons for increased participation include
the addition of new sports, increased opportunities for persons with
mental retardation to pursue sports, and a concerted effort by SOI to
expand opportunities outside the USA. During recent years, SOI has
placed a cap on the number of athletes who may compete.
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Special Olympics World Winter Games
| Year |
Location |
| 1977 |
Steamboat Springs, CO |
| 1981 |
Smuggler's Notch and
Stowe, VT |
| 1985 |
Park City, UT |
| 1989 |
Reno, NV, & Lake Tahoe,
CA |
| 1993 |
Salzburg & Schladming,
Austria |
| 1997 |
Toronto & Collingwood,
Canada |
| 2001 |
Anchorage, AK |
| 2005 |
Nagano, Japan |
Participation in the Special Olympics World Summer Games has
increased steadily since 1977, both in number of participating countries
and in number of athletes. However, participation in the winter games is
considerably less than the summer games, in part because fewer events
are offered, and in part because winter sports are not part of the
culture in many nations. During recent years, SOI has placed a cap on
the number of athletes who may compete.
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