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"Turin 2025" Special Olympics Winter Games Begin
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Ulaanbaatar, March 10, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Special Olympics World Winter Games officially kicked off in Turin, Italy on March 10, 2025.
Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025 is hosting 1,500 athletes from 100 countries, along with 1,000 coaches, 2,000 volunteers, around 100 youth leaders, 500 representatives from media organizations, and over 1,300 guests.
This year, 24 athletes from Mongolia will compete in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, dance, and floorball hockey events.
At the Opening Ceremony the 2025 Special Olympics World Games President Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo said, "Organizing this event presents an extraordinary opportunity for Turin, and indeed for all of Italy, to respect diversity, overcome challenges, and foster a positive social attitude. It highlights the determination, hard work, and talent of intellectually diverse athletes and promotes a culture of sharing and living together. The Special Olympics greatly contribute to building an inclusive society, recognizing and supporting intellectually diverse youth and citizens through sports, thereby creating a brighter future."
Held under the Special Olympics athlete oath, “Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt," the Games are attended by officials including Minister of Culture, Sports, Tourism, and Youth of Mongolia Nomin Chinbat and Director of Foreign Relations, Information, and Technology Department at the Physical Culture and Sports Authority of Mongolia Oyunbat Nasanbat.
