CELEBRATE YOUR IMPORTANT OCCASIONS BY GIVING IT FORWARD.

IN 1988, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) signed a historic agreement in which the IOC officially endorses and recognizes Special Olympics.

Special Olympics should not be con-fused with Paralympics which pro-vides elite level sports competition for multi-disabled groups including physical and blind.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL (S.O.I.) is the world’s largest sports organization, providing year-round training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Estabilished in 1968 by the vision of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics now serves more than 3.1 million athletes in 175 countries. It gives opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and share gifts, skills and friendships with families, other athletes and the community.

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S.O. INTERNATIONAL

SPECIALOLYMPICSHUNGARY

THERE ARE MORE THAN A HUNDRED-THOUSAND PEOPLE with intellectual dis-abilities living in Hungary. The most important activity for them is sport in their everyday life.

Special Olympics Hungary was founded in 1989 - first of all for abolitions of the social disadvan-tages and for the presentation and exploitation of sport values.

Special Olympics involves athletes from all ability levels with participation from the full range of intellectual disability. In order to assure fair competition, Special Olympics athletes are placed in ”divisions” with other athletes of similar ability. Each division is a ”final” allowing all ath-letes a fair opportunity to compete with a chance to win. This system is designed to challenge each athlete to do his or her best while providing a meaningful and enjoyable experience.

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S.O. INTERNATIONAL

SPECIAL OLYMPICS HUNGARY empowers people with intellectual dis-abilities to realize their full potential and develop their skills through year-round sports training and competition. As a result, Special Olympics athletes become fulfilled and productive members of their families and the communities in which they live.

Our daily, year-round mission is to provide sports training and competition for people with intellectual disabilities. The result is that lives change — not only the lives of Special Olympics athletes, but also those of every-one they touch. This includes many leaders, CEOs and celebrities, musicians, actors and actresses, Olympians who lend their support to Special Olympics, helping to raise aware-ness and funds for the movement.

CHILDREN AND ADULTS with intellectual disabilities who participate in Special Olympics develop improved physical fitness and motor skills, greater self-confidence and a more posi-tive self-image.

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They grow mentally, socially and spiritually and, – through their activities, – exhibit boundless courage and enthusiasm, enjoy the rewards of friendship and ultimately discover not only new abilities and talents but ”their voices” as well.

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BENEFIT

THERE ARE WRITTEN COOPERATION AGREEMENTS with the following National Governing Bodies: Hungarian Basketball Federation, Hungarian Swimming Federation, Hungarian Football Federation, Hungarian National Skating Federation, Hungarian National Roller Skating Federation, as well as the Hungarian Ballsport Federation, where the latter proclaim their support and affinity for SO Hungary and all its players.

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COOPERATION

SPECIAL OLYMPICS HUNGARY OFFERS 21 SPORTS THAT PROVIDE MEANINGFUL TRAINING AND COMPETITION OPPORTUNITIES:

ALPINE SKIING • AQUATICS • ATHLETICS • BADMINTON BASKETBALL • BOCCE • BOWLING • CYCLING • FIGURE SKATING • FLOOR-HOCKEY • FOOTBALL • GYMNASTICS HANDBALL • JUDO • MATP (MOTOR ACTIVITY TRAINING PROGRAM) • POWERLIFTING • ROLLER SKATING SPEED SKATING • SNOWSHOEING • TABLE-TENNIS • TENNIS

BE A FAN OF HUMAN SPIRIT

REMARKABLEEVENTS

ORGANIZED BY

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Anchorage, Alaska, USA

SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD WINTER GAMES 2001

Idaho, USA

SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD WINTER GAMES 2009

Minneapolis, Minesota, USA

SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD SUMMER GAMES1991

Dublin, Ireland

SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD SUMMER GAMES2003

Glasgow, UK

EUROPEANGAMES 1990

North Carolina, USA

SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD SUMMER GAMES1999

New Haven, CT. USA

SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD SUMMER GAMES1995

Schladming, Austria

SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD WINTER GAMES 1993

Toronto, Canada

SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD WINTER GAMES 1997Groningen, Netherlands

SPECIAL OLYMPICS EUROPEAN GAMES 2000

Warsaw, Poland

SPECIAL OLYMPICS EUROPEAN GAMES 2010

Budapest, Hungary

1ST NATIONAL GAMES ......................... 1989UNIFIED SPORT® INTERNATIONALTRAINING SEMINAR ..........................1999

MATP (MOTOR ACTIVITY TRAININGPROGRAM) INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR .....2000SPECIAL OLYMPICS EUROPE/EURASIA

REGIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ...... 2005EUROPEAN FAMILY COORDINATOR & YOUNG ATHLETES TRAINING SEMINAR .... 2008LEN EUROPEAN SWIMMING

CHAMPIONSHIP, DEMONSTRATION .. 2006/2010

Székesfehérvár, Hungary

2ND

NATIONAL GAMES 1992

Miskolc, Hungary

3RD

NATIONAL GAMES 1994

Balatonfuzfo, Hungary

NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP 1999 Hajdúszoboszló, Hungary

EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP 1998

Zánka, Hungary

EUROPEAN TABLE-TENNISCHAMPIONSHIP .................. 1996

4TH NATIONAL GAMES ........... 1998

Kecskemét, Hungary

6TH NATIONAL GAMES .......... 2006EUROPEAN FEMALE

FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT ....... 2007

Tata, Hungary

NATIONAL ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP 1997

Szombathely, Hungary

Debrecen, Hungary

5TH

NATIONAL GAMES

EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP

2002

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REMARKABLEEVENTS

ORGANIZED BY

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THE MOSTIMPORTANT

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Nagano, Japan

SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD WINTER GAMES 2005

Shanghai, China

SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD SUMMER GAMES2007

THERE ARE MORE THAN 80 local, regional and national competi-tion opportunities provided yearly for Special Olympics athletes in Hungary. The Hungarian media follows our bigger events with attention, as well as national games or international tournaments. They shoot every noti-cable moment of our moment which is reported in every major public and commercial television channel as well as the press.

There is no charge to Special Olympics athletes to participate in the movement. Individual donors, corporate partners and many others make it possible for Special Olympics to offer children and adults with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to develop physical fitness, demon-strate courage and experience joy.

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www.specialolympics.huLAJOS LENGYELPRESIDENT OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS HUNGARY

a: H-1146 BUDAPEST, HERMINA ÚT 49.p: + 36 1 422 2952m: + 36 30 527 3118f: +36 1 422 2955 e: LENGYEL@KEZMU.HU

ORSOLYA KÁRPÁTINATIONAL DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS HUNGARY

a: H-1146 BUDAPEST, ISTVÁNMEZEI ÚT 1-3.p: +36 1 460 6986m: +36 30 688 3768f: +36 1 460 6987e: MSOSZ@FONESZ.HU

GYÖRGY JÁDYSPORTS DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS HUNGARY

a: H-1146 BUDAPEST, HERMINA ÚT 49.p: + 36 1 460 6986m: + 36 30 311 9590f: +36 1 460 6987e: MSOSZ@FONESZ.HU

VIKTÓRIA SZOKECOMMUNICATION DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS HUNGARY

m: +36 30 535 2824e: SZOKE.VIKI@MSOSZ.HU

Despite the proof that people with intellectual disabilities can thrive, educational opportunities, community programs and support are weak. Even after years of progress, we still have a long way to go. With your support we can change things for the better. GET INVOLVED OR DONATE NOW AND PROMOTE DIGNITY AND INCLUSION FOR ALL!

account #: BUDAPEST BANK RT.

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