1. What is the Special Olympics?

Special Olympics, the full name of "Special Olympics", is a kind of sports that people with mental retardation can participate in under the organization and guidance of normal people. The goal of Special Olympics is to improve the quality of life of more than 65.438+0.7 billion mentally retarded people by providing them with opportunities to participate in sports. At the same time, we are actively committed to people's recognition of mentally retarded people, so that indifference and exclusion can be transformed into tolerance and support. This year, the number of Special Olympics athletes in the world will increase to 2 million; Special Olympics organizations will also spread all over the world1more than 70 countries and regions.

2. What is the Special Olympics?

Special Olympics, the abbreviation of "Special Olympics", is an activity aimed at providing sports and competitions for mentally retarded children and adults with IQ below 70 and over 8 years old. The World Special Olympics is held every two years, once in summer and once in winter.

3. How did the Special Olympics develop in Shanghai?

As early as1April, 1986, Shanghai established the Sports Association for the Mentally Retarded, which was later renamed the Special Olympics Sports Committee. Since 1986, Shanghai has held a comprehensive Special Olympics every three years, and it has been held for six times. The number of Special Olympics athletes has increased from several hundred to 1000. 1996165438+10 In October, Shanghai successfully hosted the first Asia-Pacific Special Olympics; In May 2000, "China Special Olympics Century Tour-Shanghai Section" was successfully held; 200 1, 1 1, the table tennis competition of the Special Olympics in the Asia-Pacific region was successfully held ... In 2002, Shanghai won the right to host the 2007 World Special Olympics, which will enter developing countries, Asia and China for the first time.

4. What's the difference between Special Olympics and other sports organizations?

(1) Athletes (or parents) do not charge for training or competition. (2) Encourage athletes with different abilities to participate and provide various competition opportunities for athletes with different abilities. (3) The grouping of athletes in each ability group will be based on the principle of fairness and reasonableness. (4) All the contestants will be honored. (5) Qualifications for participating in higher-level competitions need to be selected according to certain regulations on the basis of Special Olympics competitions in various regions or countries.

5. What is the scale of the 2007 Shanghai Special Olympics?

In 2007, more than 6,000 Special Olympics athletes, tens of thousands of staff, many Special Olympics officials and politicians from all over the world will come to Shanghai to attend the grand event, which will be the largest international grand event in the history of the Special Olympics.

6. What is the significance of developing Special Olympics for athletes and their families?

For Special Olympics athletes and their families, this is a hopeful gospel. Encouraging them to go out and integrate into the society is not only conducive to the rehabilitation of their physiological functions, but also conducive to helping them overcome their inferiority and autistic psychological state, thus laying a good foundation for helping them master certain vocational skills, thus helping them finally embark on their jobs and become useful materials. In addition, it can also relieve or alleviate their worries for their families, let them see hope and feel the warmth of the big family.

7. What is the positive significance of the Special Olympics in promoting spiritual civilization?

By participating in the Special Olympics, people with mental retardation can not only show their athletic talent, give full play to their potential, show their courage, share happiness, exchange skills and enhance friendship with other athletes and their families, but also make society change its attitude towards them, enhance mutual understanding and improve interpersonal relationships. Workers and volunteers who participate in this movement can also get happiness from it while helping others, which is of immeasurable positive significance for creating a harmonious and friendly social environment, promoting humanitarianism, and promoting people's all-round development and social civilization and progress.

8. What is the slogan of Special Olympics?

The slogan of the Special Olympics Movement is: "Let me win. If I can't win, let me try bravely. " ("Let me win, if I can't win, let me try bravely")

9. What does "7088" mean?

"7088" refers to the necessary conditions for becoming a registered athlete of Special Olympics. That is, the IQ is below 70, the age is above 8, and he has received more than 8 weeks of Special Olympics training in one year.

10. What are the characteristics of Shanghai in promoting Special Olympics in the community?

It is to implement the two-legged policy of "focusing on community special Olympics activities and carrying out mass special Olympics" and "carefully organizing municipal series of events and carrying out series of training related to special Olympics". On the one hand, insist on using the existing community work network for the disabled, build a platform for community special Olympics activities, put people first, increase the interest and effectiveness of training, and adopt a step-by-step approach in daily training; On the other hand, according to the principle of easy before difficult and orderly development, at the same time, a series of trainings are given to relevant staff, and the city's individual competitions are carefully organized once a month to evaluate the work achievements of communities in various districts and counties. At present, the goal of Shanghai Special Olympics is clear, showing a steady, rapid and healthy development trend.

1 1. When was the new Shanghai Special Olympics held? What are your immediate goals?

The new Shanghai Special Olympics was established in July 2004. As a permanent institution, it was placed under the leadership of the Municipal Disabled Persons' Federation (originally entrusted to Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau). Current tasks: First, complete the task of "40,000 people participating in the Special Olympics and making them registered Special Olympics athletes according to the requirements of' 7088'" before the end of 2005; Second, make corresponding preparations for hosting the 2007 World Special Olympics.