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Special Olympics Special Olympics is an international program of year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics began in 1968 when Eunice Kennedy Shriver organized the First International Special Olympics Games at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The concept was born in the early 1960s when Mrs. Shriver started a day camp for people with intellectual disabilities. She saw that people with intellectual disabilities were far more capable in sports and physical activities than many experts thought. Since 1968, millions of children and adults with intellectual disabilities have participated in Special Olympics. For more information concerning Special Olympics Kansas Southeast check out http://www.ksso.org/southeast.html.
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