Examinations begin 4 days with 850 athletes

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Examinations begin 4 days with 850 athletes






Event will feature 12 sports adapted for people with disabilities.


 Will begin this Thursday (4) the sixth edition of the Special Olympics of Curitiba, which will include the participation of about 850 athletes from 23 institutions that care for people with disabilities. The event, sponsored by the City of Curitiba, will feature 12 sports adapted for people with disabilities. The tests will take place from 4th to 18th November.
 
The opening event will be at the gym Positivo University, at 8:30, and will be attended by the President of the Social Action Foundation (SAF) and the Municipal Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CMDPPD), Leandro Meller, the municipal secretary sport and leisure, Rudimar Fedrigo and municipal secretary of the rights of the disabled person, Irajá Brito Vaz.
 
"The Special Olympics aimed at valuing and promoting the potential of people with disabilities and promoting their social inclusion, increased self-esteem and integration through sport," said Leandro Meller. The games are part of the activities of Curitibano Friend, a program coordinated by FAS in partnership with other health departments, which performs preventive, and rehabilitative care aimed at protecting the rights, integration and socialization of people with disabilities.
 
All athletes who compete at the trials are seen at accredited institutions to FAS. Besides spreading the potential of people with disabilities, Special Olympics also offers the opportunity for the community to monitor the activities and learn more about the disabled person and about the programs and actions towards their care.
 
"Through the dissemination of information and with the support of the population, we can strengthen the work of inclusion of persons with disabilities and to seek development and further expand its service network in the city," says Leandro Meller.
 
Other proposals of the games are: encouraging the development of future professional work in the field with innovative ideas for building a more inclusive, participatory and integrated with people with disabilities and the opportunity to identify new sports talents with potential for future representation following, among others.
 
In editions of the games in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 took an average of 900 athletes per year, institutions that care for people with disability in the areas of hearing impairment, intellectual, physical, visual and pervasive developmental disorders ( IGT).
 
The 2010 games have support Positivo University, Federal University of Parana (UFPR); Tuiuti University, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUC / PR), Centro Universitario de Andrade Campos (Uniandrade) Integrated Colleges of Brazil (UniBrasil) , Don Bosco College, Franciscan University Center (FAE); SESC Agua Verde; Paranaense Golf Federation; Paranaense Baseball Federation; Club Band Mobile Tactics and Urca.
 
SPECIAL GAMES
From 4 to 18 November
Gymnasiums Positivo University, the SESC Agua Verde, Club Urca and the square Pliny Tourinho
 
Sports:
- Athletics
- Indoor soccer
- Chess
- Bowl of sand
- Swimming
- Goalball
- Golf
- Volleyball
- Baseball
- Polibate
- Bocce
- Tibool

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