Special Olympics Pakistan

Special Olympics Pakistan gives intellectually disabled people an opportunity to channel their gifts and abilities towards sports. This organization helps these special needs people to feel like an accepted member of their family and wider society.

History
Main article: Special Olympics

Special Olympics is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become fit, productive and respected members of the society through sports training and competition. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and competition to 2.5 million adults and children with intellectual disabilities across 180 countries. The Special Olympics Movement offers one of the world's greatest platforms for acceptance and inclusion for all people, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or cultural difference.[1]

Mission

The mission of Special Olympics Pakistan is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disability, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and community.[2]

Goal

The goal of Special Olympics is to give people suffering from an intellectual disbility the opportunity to develop their skills and capabilities through sports training and ultimately to bring them into mainstream society.[3]

Oath

Let me win- but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.[4]

Address

-203, 205 Sunset Towers, Second Floor, Sunset Boulevard, D.H.A, Phase 2, Karachi- 75500, Pakistan.

Number

0092-21-588-1891, Fax: 0092-21-588-8941.

Achievements

Today, SOP has 16,104 registered athletes throughout Pakistan.[5]

International Events participated in

-Summer World Games 1991-Minnesota USA-16 Athletes.

-World Games 1995- Connecticut, USA-26 Athletes.

-First Asia Pacific Games 1996- Shanghai, China- 14 athletes.

-World Games 1999- North Carolina, USA- 40 athletes.

-World Games 2003- Dublin, Ireland -60 athletes.

-Asia Pacific Cricket Tournament 2004- Ahmedabad, India- 14 athletes.

-Ludhiana Games 2005- Ludhiana India- 46 athletes.

-Delhi Games 2005- Delhi, India- 10 athletes.

-China Invitation Games 2006- Shanghai, China- 10 athletes.

-Special Olympics Cricket World Cup Tournament 2006- Mumbai, India- 44 athletes.

-Special Olympics World Summer Game in Shanghai China 2007- 65 athletes.

-Asia Pacific Bocce Competition 2008, Brunei Darussalam- 4 Athletes.

-Ludhiana Games 2008- Ludhiana, India- 35 athletes.

-Special Olympics Bharat International Cricket Carnival in Delhi, India 2009-14 athletes.

-Special Olympics World Summer Games Athens, Greece 2011- 58 Athletes.

-Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games; Newcastle, Australia 2013 -59 Athletes.

-Special Olympics Asia Pacific Qualified of the 2014 Football Unified Cup, Bangkok Thailand 21 Athletes.

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Board Members
  • Saeed Ahmed- Chairman
  • Aitzaz Shahbaz- Former Chairman, Treasurer
  • Ronak Lakhani- Genenral Secretary
  • Anis-ur- Rehman- Vice Chairman (Punjab)
  • Mahfooz Elahi-Vice Chairman (Federal)
  • Nassim S. Ahmed- Program Development Director
  • Jasmin Shariff- ALPs Athlete-Board Member.

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References
  1. SOP Newsletter
  2. SOP Newsletter
  3. SOP Newsletter
  4. SOP Collectibles New Year's Eve Gala, December 2011
  5. SOP Collectibles New Year's Eve Gala, December 2011
  6. SOP Collectibles New Year's Eve Gala, December 2011
  7. SOP Collectibles New Year's Eve Gala, December 2011
  • Special Olympics Pakistan Newsletter.
  • Special Olympics Pakistan - Collectibles- New Year's Eve Gala, December 2011.
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