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Special Olympics Flame of Hope Relayed in Shanghai to Celebrate the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games
On Saturday 10 January, Special Olympics Flame of HopeTM travelled to Shanghai, China as part of the Global Law Enforcement Torch Run® to celebrate the 2009 SO World Winter Games. The events began with an Opening Ceremony at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum in a cold but extremely sunny day, where the Flame of Hope was delivered on stage... More...   Special Olympics Athletes and Supporters Celebrate Christmas in Beijing     In the evening of December 21st, 2008, more than 200 members of the Special Olympics family joined together at Kerry Sports of Beijing Kerry Centre Hotel to enjoy the SO Christmas Party. The Party was sponsored by Kerry Sports of Kerry Centre Hotel. Besides the wonderful banquet, there were also Special Olympics sports on spot... More...
Sports 2008 SOEA Regional Athletics, Golf, Table Tennis and Football Competitions Held Successfully
From October to December, 2008, Special Olympics East Asia held its 4 regional competitions, that is Athletics, Golf, Table Tennis and Football Competitions in Macau, Korea, Taipei and Hainan. Please refer to the following links for the detailed info. Regional Athletics Competition Regional Golf Competition Regional Table Tennis Competition Regional Football Competition
Non-sports 2008 SOEA Athlete Congress & Youth Fan Winter Camp Successfully Held in Hainan
On December 1 to 6, 2008, the 1st Athlete Congress & Youth Fan Winter Camp of Special Olympics East Asia region was held in Haikou, Hainan Province. The representatives at the congress included 16 Special Olympics athlete leaders, 20 youth partners and 15 mentors from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Chinese Taipei and Korea. Mrs. Anna Chan, Managing Director of SOI East Asia region addressed the meeting.     More...
PR & Sponsorship 2008 "Boeing Cup" National Special Olympics Bocce Competition Held in Beijing
From December 18th to 19th 2008, more than 50 athletes, coaches and referees from Beijing, Tianjin, Fujian Province, Liaoning Province and Shaanxi Province gathered in Beijing for the 2008 "Boeing Cup" National Special Olympics Bocce Competition. The competition was organized by Special Olympics China and title-sponsored by Boeing China. Special Olympics East Asia Managing Director Ms. Anna Chan, Special Olympics China Chairman Mr. Wang Zhijun, and Vice-Chairman Mr. Yang Jinkui presented at the Opening Ceremony.     More...    Special Olympics Athletes Joined Hands with University and Corporate Volunteers at University Day in Shanghai    On Oct 25, 2008, over 100 student volunteers from Shanghai Normal University welcomed some special guests- 40 Special Olympics athletes from Shanghai Dongli Fengmei Kangjian School and the Changqiao Street Sunshine Home and around 30 staff volunteers and family members from the Timken Company, who took part in the half-day University Day event held by the Sports Institute of Shanghai Normal University...     More...
Special Olympics Stories Hong Kong Special Olympics Athlete Karen Tam
Now Karen still attends the activities organized by Special Olympics Hong Kong or by her school often. She has exclaimed to learn skating since she came back from Japan. With the help of her school, she smoothly participated in the junior skating training. In February, 2008, she was awarded a gold medal and a silver medal at the 32nd Special Olympics Skating Competition. And so she was selected into the training team. On the recently issued athlete list for 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games, Karen becomes one of the speed skating athletes. We are all very happy. Compared with the journey to Japan, it's a challenge for Karen this time to go so far away from home. However, she is believed to cope with it very well.     More...    Hong Kong Special Olympics Athlete Ann Chan    Ann Chan, 23 years old, is a cute little down syndrome sufferer. She had ever studied at a normal primary school at Hong Kong and moved to Vancouver with her family at the age of 5. As most of the down syndrome sufferers, Ann likes music and dance since childhood... More...
Recent News
Chairman's Message to All Athletes, Volunteers, Family Leaders and Friends SO Athletes Attend NBA Special Olympics Basketball Clinic SO Athletes Visited UBS Modern Art Collection Exhibition in Beijing Special Olympics Flame of Hope for 2009 SOWWG Started World Tour   More...   Information Special Olympics International Website Special Olympics East Asia Website
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