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Location: Anchorage, AlaskaDates: 4th – 11th March 2001Theme: Challenging New FrontiersNumber of Athletes: 2,750Number of Programs: 80
This is a selection of clips from Special Olympics World Games opening ceremonies including the Games in China and Ireland.
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Athletes celebrate victory in figure skating at 2001 World Winter Games Alaska.
Opening Ceremony of 2001 World Winter Games Alaska.
Athlete uses the torch to light the cauldron at the 2001 World Winter Games Alaska Opening Ceremony.
Cross-country skier at 2001 World Winter Games Alaska
Snowshoe athletes race to the finish line at 2001 World Winter Games Alaska
Athletes run toward the floor hockey puck at 2001 World Winter Games Alaska.
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“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.”
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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.