Special Olympics
The breakdown is 17 gold medals, 13 silver medals, and 19 bronze medals.
The signing ceremony was attended by Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed.
Egypt Today joined the Egyptian delegation to the 9th regional Special Olympics games in Abu Dhabi, and we got back with enlightment, awareness and a mission to “include.”
Over 1,000 athletes from 32 countries held high their national flags as they entered the opening ceremony of the 9th Special Olympics Middle East/North Africa regional games in a dazzling parade on Saturday.
As we are approaching the 9th regional Special Olympics Games, we are sharing five inspirational stories of MENA athletes taking part in the upcoming games.
Youth and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz, football player Tamer Bagato and representative of Cairo Governorate expressed their support for the Egyptian delegation in a press conference on Tuesday.
The Egyptian delegation comprises of 78 male athletes, 37 female athletes and 40 coaches, who will be competing across 16 sports, including athletics, swimming, cycling, table tennis, basketball.
Ahead of the annual regional Special Olympics Games, it is about time to revamp too many underestimations of these very special athletes and to get to KNOW them.
Egypt wins first Special Olympics Female Unified Football cup in the region, qualifying it for the Chicago World Cup in July.
Special Olympics national games of Egypt kicked off Sunday, under the auspices of Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali.
