Special Olympics, referred to as Special Olympics for short, is an international sports competition specially held for mentally retarded and language-impaired patients with neurological and mental diseases, even children who can't take care of themselves.

1968 On July 20th, Ms Shriver held the first World Summer Special Olympics in Soldier Square in Chicago, Illinois, USA. 65,438+0,000 athletes from 26 states in the United States and Canada participated in track and field, swimming and hockey competitions. 1977 In February, the first World Winter Special Olympics was held in Colorado, USA. More than 500 athletes participated in skiing and figure skating competitions. Therefore, the World Special Olympics has developed into two major events in winter and summer.

Before 1975, the Special Olympics were held irregularly, and * * * was held four times. It is held every four years from 1975.

The slogan of the Special Olympics is: "Try bravely and win!" Let me win. But if I can't win, let me be brave and try. Let me win. If I can't win, let me try bravely. )

Two. Paralympic Games

Paralympics started at 1960, and it is a large-scale comprehensive sports meeting for the disabled sponsored by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee. It is held every four years after the Summer Olympic Games, and has been held for 20 14 years. Since the Winter Paralympics were held in 1976, as of 20 14 years, 1 1 has been held, and the total number of athletes participating is close to 4,000. There are four events in the competition: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ice sledding and wheelchair sports dance, and each event includes several events.

Paralympics theme slogan: transcendence, integration and * * * enjoyment (the theme slogan of every Paralympic Games).