Special Olympics
is the biggest international sport?movement for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.?Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, U.S. based?Special Olympics (SO) can be found in more than 170?countries around the globe today. Over 4.5 million?athletes seize the wide range of training and competition?opportunities.
Special Olympics competitions are held all around the world, including local, national and regional competitions, adding up to more than 108,000 events a year. Like the?
International Paralympic Committee
, the Special Olympics organization is recognized by the?
International Olympic Committee
; however, unlike the Paralympic Games,?
Special Olympics World Games
?are not held in the same year or in conjunction with the Olympic Games.