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Games and Competition
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
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Athletics
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Badminton
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Basketball
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Bocce
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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
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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
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Roller Skating
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Sailing
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Softball
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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
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Male athlete crouching down after tossing the bocci ball.
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A group of Special Olympics basketball athletes and their coaches pose for a group photo.
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