In Irkutsk, representatives of the International Special Olympics movement, who arrived on an official visit, attended the opening of the competitions. The delegation had already visited the Tikhomirov Foundation equestrian center in Granovshchina and learned about the movement that helps people with intellectual disabilities develop through sport. The report also covers the growth of Special Olympics in Russia, where more than 110 thousand children and adults take part.
Representatives of the International Sports Movement “Special Olympics,” who are in Irkutsk on an official visit, were present at the opening of the competition. The delegation has already visited the Tikhomirov Foundation Equestrian Sports Center in Granovshchina.Special Olympics is an international movement that organizes physical fitness and wellness events and holds competitions for people with intellectual disabilities. The movement’s main goal is to help people with intellectual disabilities become full members of society who take productive part in public life, by providing them with fair opportunities to demonstrate their talents in sports competitions and by informing the public about their abilities and needs.
In Russia, the Special Olympics movement has been developing since 1990. At present, more than 110,000 children and adults take part in the Special Olympics movement in our country. About 60 regional branches of Special Olympics Russia are operating.
Based on materials from the press service of the Irkutsk Region Department for Physical Culture and Sports