Category: OLYMPIC

• His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan declares Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 Inspiring Opening Ceremony Performance of official World Games Abu Dhabi anthem by global music stars and arrival of Flame of Hope watched by thousands in stadium and millions live on global TV Parade of Athletes from record number…

The Olympics Sports team Abdul Rahim and Muhammad Saeed, Abu Dhabi, Mar 14, 2019 (Healthy Athletes opens): USA athlete Hanna Atkinson formally opens Healthy Athletes at World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 at a ribbon cutting ceremony on 13 March. Special Olympics Healthy Athletes, made possible globally by the Golisano Foundation and locally by NMC Health…

Honorees Announced at Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi By Rebecca Simon, MPH, Abu Dhabi, UAE, March 13, 2019: The Golisano Foundation and Special Olympics honored seven healthcare organizations and professionals who are on the frontlines of bringing essential and often unprecedented health care services to the most marginalized people on earth, those with…

Tokyo, March 12, 2019: The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) today announced the locations where the Olympic Flame will be on public display prior to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay in Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima prefectures, which bore the brunt of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and…

Designs embody the artistry of athletes in action Tokyo, March 12, 2019: The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) today unveiled the official sport pictograms of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. In line with the Tokyo 2020 brand promise of “Innovation from Harmony”, the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 sport pictograms…

By Hadeel Khalil, UAE, March 12, 2019: The thousands of athletes from across the globe set to participate in SOWG 2019 will able to monitor their performance, keep track of their achievements and stay fit and healthy using the very latest wearable sporting technology (Special Athletes SMART WATCHES). Each of the 7,500 athletes will have…

By Hadeel Khalil, UAE, March 12, 2019: Photographs, paintings, sculptures and artworks created by artists with and without intellectual disabilities will be displayed at Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace hotel as part of an Inclusive Art Gallery project. Organized by Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019, in partnership with the U.S Embassy Abu Dhabi and…

By Hadeel Khalil, UAE, 12 March 2019: The full Competition schedule of Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 now available on the official app which can download for free from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Seven venues in Abu Dhabi and two in Dubai will host 24 Olympic-style sports where more…