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World Summer Games Athens 2011 logo
  • Location: Athens, Greece
    Dates: 25th June - 4th July 2011
    Theme: I’m in (Ima Mesa)
    7,500 Athletes
    185 Programs
    Swimmers racing.
    2011 Athens - Let the Games Begin
    From aquatics to gymnastics to basketball, this video catches the excitement of Special Olympics World Games competition.
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27 Sports A – Z
Athletics (Track & Field)
Athletics
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Badminton
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Basketball
Basketball
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Bocce
Bocce
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Bowling
Bowling
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Cricket
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Cycling
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Stick Shooting
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Floor Hockey
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Football
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Golf
Golf
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Gymnastics-Artistic
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Gymnastics-Rhythmic
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Handball
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Judo
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Kayaking
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Powerlifting
Powerlifting
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Roller Skating
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Sailing
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Softball
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Aquatics
Swimming
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Table Tennis
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Tennis
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Volleyball
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Michelle Kwan aiding an athlete in skating.
2011 World Games Athens
Opening ceremony light show.
The 2011 Special Olympics World Games Athens kicked off 25 June in Athens, Greece in the historic Panathenaikon Stadium, the site of the first modern Olympic Games.
Opening ceremony performance in a stadium full of spectators.
2011 World Games Athens Opening Ceremony
Spectators cheering in the stands.
Special Olympics World Games Athens 2011. The idea of Special Olympics is that, with appropriate motivation and guidance, each person with intellectual disabilities can train, enjoy and benefit from participation in individual and team competitions. Athens, Greece July 01, 2011.
Young adults cheering in an auditorium.
2011 World Games Athens
Two athletes from opposing teams jumping for the basketball.
2011 World Games Athens Basketball
Loretta Claborne walking with a delegation of athletes.
2011 World Games Athens
Read about Special Olympics World Games
Female basketball player jumping and throwing a basketball
Athletes
‘Prejudiced’ Mindset A Major Worry, Feels Finnish Athlete Julia Fonsén
‘The most effective way to raise awareness is to let persons with intellectual disability speak for themselves’
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Athlete posing for the camera while holding a medal and standing on the track
Athletes
Special Olympics Goes Beyond the Field of Play for Italy’s Aloisio and Enwereuzoh
“I wish to see more young people make themselves available to support us. I would like to see students and teachers come out because they learn to understand us and know that being together helps us to live more peacefully.”
3 Min Read
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Videos
Agents of Inclusion: Episode Fifteen
Jamaican athlete and Special Olympics employee David Duncan speaks with JR ahead of the Global Athlete Congress. David began his Special Olympics journey as a volunteer, and now he is one of the select representatives helping chart the course for athletes around the world. The Global Athlete Congress will meet in June (2023) at the Special Olympics World Games, which gives athletes a voice and agency in charting their own path forward. David explains to JR why the employment of Special Olympics athletes is of such importance to him that he is bringing the cause to the forefront of the discussion at the World Games.
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