Special Olympics World Winter Games 2022
It will mark the first time that russia has hosted the special olympics.
Special olympics world winter games 2022. The special olympics world winter games in kazan russia in 2022 will serve as a catalyst that will challenge perceptions about people with intellectual disabilities and all people with differences and demonstrate to the world the power of sport to establish thriving inclusive communities by transforming attitudes and behaviors. No stranger to major sports events kazan has played host an array of top sports competitions including the 2013 summer universiade 2015 fina world championships and the 2018 fifa world cup. The special olympics world winter games 2022 will mark the first time the organization has brought a global competition to russia.
Two thousand special olympics athletes and unified partners athletes without intellectual disabilities from 108 nations will compete at the world winter games in 2022. They will be joined by some 3 000 volunteers and 4 000 dignitaries and family members making the event a truly global offering. The special olympics world winter games kazan 2022 will mark the first time the organization has brought a global competition to russia.
Hosting the special olympics world winter games 2022 adds kazan to an elite group of international cities leading the inclusion charge for people with intellectual disabilities said special.