Tag: special olympics

  • Special Olympics embrace BWF shuttle time

    Special Olympics embrace BWF shuttle time

    Oct 26, 2015: Badminton World Federation President Poul-Erik Høyer has hailed a new proclamation as “an important opportunity to support the Special Olympics community and to grow the sport in a new and untapped direction”. Speaking yesterday following a signing ceremony and on-court demonstration by Special Olympics International, he stressed the world-governing body’s responsibility to…

  • Janet is new Captain of Special Olympics Team

    Washington DC – USA, Oct 25, 2013: On October 21, her first day as CEO at Special Olympics headquarters in Washington, D.C., Janet Froetscher wore sneakers and shot basketballs, ran relays and competed with more than 100 new colleagues and Special Olympics athletes from Washington. On The Ball. Froetscher scored points for her team by…

  • IFF; Special Olympics (SO) & SO Floorball

    IFF; Special Olympics (SO) & SO Floorball

    Helsinki – Finland, Sept 26, 2012: Special Olympics (SO) is the largest sports organisation for persons with Intellectual Disability with more than 3,7 million officially registered athletes and 0,5 million coaches in 183 countries in all Regions of the World. Special Olympics include 33 different sports, 26 summer sports, 7 winter sports Floorball being the youngest…