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Special Olympics works closely with its five accredited programs in East Asia to offer summer and winter sports for more than 1.09 million athletes with intellectual disabilities in the region. The 12th Special Olympics World Summer Games was successfully held in Shanghai, China in 2007. The 10th World Winter Games will be held in PyeongChang, Korea from Jan. 30 to Feb. 06, 2013.


Spotlight on East Asia

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Championship Basketball

Basketball championships for Special Olympics athletes in China and East Asia attracted more than 300 athletes, coaches from China, and Hong Kong, Macau, Chinese Taipei and Korea.LEARN MORE ››


Join Us in Shanghai

Join our Special Olympics Global Ambassadors to support East Asia's annual fundraising event and become an Unity Partner of our Movement. LEARN MORE ››

PyeongChang 2013 Update

See more information from the PyeongChang Games Organizing Committee. LEARN MORE ››


East Asia Resources for Athletes, Coaches and Volunteers

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2011 World Summer Games Resources

See the results of Team China, Hong Kong, Macau, Chinese Taipei and Korea in the Athens Special Olympics World Summer Games in 2011.
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Special Olympics East Asia

c/o Room 702, Marriott Executive Apartments
399 Nanjing Xi Road, Shanghai, China 200003

+86 21 3376 5591

soea@specialolympics.org

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Special Olympics Blog

A fair warning before you see “The Descendants”

If hearing the "R-word" used several times in a gratuitous joke within a movie is something that is going to ruin a night out for you, save your time and heartache and do not see “The Descendants.” read more »

Posted on 2011-11-30 by Ryan

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