Sports

Alpine Skiing

Alpine Skiing is one of two winter sports offered by Special Olympics Ireland.

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Athletics

The sport of athletics encourages athletes of all abilities and ages to compete at their optimum level.

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Badminton

Badminton is a sport that is enjoyed all around the world by millions of people across a wide range of ages.

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Basketball

It's about how handle the ball, keeping it under control while dribbling, how to move and know the strategies to play challenging ball.

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Bocce

Bocce is an Italian game which is very similar to Lawn Bowls.

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Bowling

Bowling is a competitive sport in which a player rolls a bowling ball down a wooden or synthetic lane with the objective of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible.

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Equestrian

Special Olympics athletes who compete in the equestrian events learn to ride and develop sports skills.

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Floorball

Floorball is a hockey style game (similar to unihoc and icehockey) and is played in a 4 v 4 format.

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Football

Football requires little in the way of specialized equipment and is organized using simple, intuitive rules.

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Golf

Golf is a precision sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit a ball into a series of holes on a golf course.

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Gymnastics

Gymnastics combines strength, flexibility and artistry.

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Kayaking

Kayaking is a flat-water racing event where athletes compete either on their own or as a pair with another athlete.

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Pitch & Putt

Pitch and putt is an amateur sport, similar to golf.

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Swimming

Swimming is a life skill that is taught, first, to ensure safety and, secondly, for sports and competition purposes.

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Table Tennis

Every athlete aims in passing the ball to the opponent’s side of the table over the net, striking it with a table tennis bat.

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Motor Activities Training Programme

The Motor Activities Training Programme (MATP) is a sports programme for people with profound intellectual disability and complex support needs. This individualised programme uses sport to help athletes develop gross and fine motor skills, enhancing the range of sporting activities available to them but also developing skills which will benefit athletes in everyday life

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