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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-06-14
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[01] World Special Olympic Games in Athens in 2011
[01] World Special Olympic Games in Athens in 2011
The World Special Olympic Games of 2011 will be held in Athens,
according to an announcement by the Greek Bid Committee on Thursday.
The decision was taken by the International Special Olympics Committee,
following a detailed check and assessment made of all candidacies.
The Bid Committee was comprised of personalities of the country's
public life. Its Honourary President was the prime minister's wife,
Natasha Pazaiti-Karamanli and the President was Yianna Despotopoulou,
President of Special Olympics Hellas.
Meanwhile, the XII World Special Olympic Games will be held in
Shanghai, China, between October 2-11, 2007, with the participation of
7,500 athletes, 3,500 trainers, 45,000 volunteers and 20,000 members of
their families, from 160 countries.
The World Special Olympic Games are the greatest sports, humanitarian
and social event of 2007 that will be given coverage, apart from
China's state-run television, by the international mass media, while
they will be watched by personalities from the politicial, sports and
artistic sectors from all over the world.
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