10,000 athletes compete at Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi

The Local Organizing Committee of the Special Olympics World Games, which will be hosted for the first time in the Middle East by the United Arab Emirates, will be held in Abu Dhabi in March 2009. 10,000 athletes will participate in the event. event, representing 170 countries around the world. 310 players and players in the 24 sports competitions.

This was during an educational seminar organized by the committee yesterday at the Al Bateen Council in Abu Dhabi to unveil the latest organizational developments of the major international event. The seminar was chaired by the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman of the Technical Committee, Talal Al Hashimi, Director of the Sharjah City Early Intervention Center for Humanitarian Services, Mohammed Fawzi, The Khalfan Al Mazrouei Volunteer Program, as well as a number of Emirates players and players who will participate in the tournament: Butti Al Shezawi, Basketball Player and Special Olympic Bureau Member Hamda Al Hosani, Al -Nayadi said that hosting and organizing the World Games for the Special Olympics is part of the United Arab Emirates 2021 vision, which aims to develop a society in which homeowners have the opportunity to integrate and to prove their ability to raise the flag. The Special Olympics are a platform for community integration through sports and joint exercises, as well as many initiatives that leave a lasting legacy that lasts long after the end of the Special Olympics. "The 2019 World Games Special Olympics will be held in Abu Dhabi from March 8 to 22, during which Abu Dhabi will host more than 7,000 athletes and 3,000 coaches," he said. And administrative, representing more than 170 countries around the world, to be the largest Special Olympics session in which community owners and other groups of society meet in the history of Special Olympics. "

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Talal Al Hashemi said the UAE will not only be present in various sports through its players and men, but will attend the event. 39; Huge participation of state women in the Abu Dhabi 2019 World Games, and the participation of women will crush all previous records. "The opening ceremonies and closing of the World Cup of 2019 should be the most spectacular and spectacular ever organized to celebrate the Special Olympics and highlight the diversity and beauty of Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates in the presence of 45,000 viewers. "

He has continued: "Six The Special Olympics World is a major global media event, reaching billions of people around the world and generating more than 20 billion views, and opening ceremonies and closing will be broadcast directly to millions of viewers in more than 170 countries. 19659002]

The United Arab Emirates and world champion, Hamda Al Hosani, have confirmed that she trains four days a week in preparation for the big event and that she is proud of his achievements in the UAE.

The basketball player and member of the Butti Al-Shizawi, Special Olympics Department, explains that he trains two hours a day in preparation for the big world event, in order to be the link between the players and the board of directors, to create the best environment to practice different sports and to achieve the best results. ]