Soccer Unites People |
As one of the world's leading athletic
events, since 1968 and every two years, thousands of Special
Olympics athletes from around the world come together to
showcase their athletic skills and celebrate the spirit of
Special Olympics.
Special Olympics
recently announced the
launch of a new global
initiative to expand
football opportunities
for players with
intellectual
disabilities. This was
presented at a press
conference prior to the
final of the FIFA
Women's World Cup China
2007 in Shanghai.
Special Olympics
is the world's
largest sports
programme for
people with
intellectual
disabilities,
providing
year-round
training and
competition for
more than 2.5
million athletes
in 165
countries.
Football
(Soccer) is one
of the major
sports in
Special
Olympics, with
more than
300,000 players
participating
world wide. |
Ambassador and Advisory
Committee Member for
Special Olympics Global
Football Teofilo Cubillas, has
been involved in Special
Olympics for many years.
“After I played with
Special Olympics
athletes, I decided to
sign up for life.” Teofilo's lifetime
commitment will help
support Special Olympics
Global Football (Soccer)
Initiative and its
effort to increase
participation from
300,000 to 500,000
worldwide in the next
four years. We support
and agree 100% with
FIFA’s head of Corporate
Social Responsibility
Federico Adiechi:
“Special Olympics is
one of the best examples in the
world of how football
promotes hope and
positive social change.”
For the Cubillas family,
every effort from these
athletes to deliver the
best during their
competitions; their
joy and humor; appreciation
and sharing of gifts,
skills and friendship
with their families,
other athletes and the
community; and
the best soul medicine:
laughter, are some of the
reasons why we are proud
of being part of the
Special Olympics Games
by accepting this
lifetime commitment
Feel free to click
here
and download a letter we
received from Mike
Smith, Executive
Director for Special
Olympics Global
Football. You can also
click
here for the
new Global initiative
announcement. Please support
and visit
SOI
website.
Teofilo Cubillas and
Alex Aguinaga, at the
first Latin American
Special Olympics Games
this past March 2006 in
San Salvador, El
Salvador.
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