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24 January, Abu Dhabi, UAE: At a press conference today in Zayed Sports City, the Local Organizing Committee of the 2019 Special Olympics World Games invited federal government officials as well as executives and ambassadors from Unique Olympics International to officially announce the 2019 Summer seasons Gamings will happen in Abu Dhabi.

Present were Her Excellency Noura bint Mohammed al Kaabi, the UAE Minister of State of Federal National Council Affairs; His Excellency Jaber Al Suwaidi, General Director of the Crown Royal prince Court of Abu Dhabi; His Excellency Mohamed Al Junaibi, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi World Gamings Greater Committee; His Excellency Aref Al Awani, General Secretary of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council; Dr. Timothy Shriver, Special Olympics Chairman; Mary Davis, Special Olympics CEO, Donna DeVarona, Olympic gold-medalist and member of the Special Olympics International Board of Supervisors; Michelle Kwan, Olympic medalist and member of the Special Olympics International Board of Directors; Hussein Fahmy, Egyptian star and Unique Olympics regional ambassador; Sam Perkins, NBA tale and member of the Gamings Choice Committee, Ayman Wahab, Regional President Special Olympics MENA; and Majid Al Usaimi, UAE National Director Unique Olympics.

Likewise in attendance were Emirati footballers Ismail Matar, Ali Khasif and Subait Khater. Reporters and visitors were invited to join athletes from the UAE Unique Olympics chapter in video games of basketball, football and table tennis, simply a couple of sports which will certainly make up the 2019 summer season video games. Unique Olympics World Gamings will certainly take place in venues throughout Abu Dhabi March 14-21, 2019, the first time the video games will certainly be kept in the Middle East.

A Bid Committee included reps from numerous local and government stakeholders, consisting of the Crown Royal prince Court of Abu Dhabi, Special Olympics UAE, the Abu Dhabi Tourist and Society Authority and the Abu Dhabi Sports Council led the city to an extraordinary triumph last year, as Abu Dhabi won a unanimous quote to organize the Unique Olympics World Games. The Special Olympic World Gamings celebrate the abilities, skills and showing off success of professional athletes with intellectual specials needs from across the world. Being awarded host city status further acknowledges Abu Dhabi's longstanding dedication to encouraging social incorporation in the house and throughout the Middle East.

Dr. Shriver stated, "Abu Dhabi is the optimal option to help produce real adjustment for numerous individuals with intellectual handicaps and their families in a tactically crucial region of the world. Selecting the city as host for the Special Olympic World Games in 2019 was a very easy selection making. Both Abu Dhabi and the UAE have made impairment a priority, advertising legal rights for people with intellectual handicaps for greater than Twenty Years, making significant strides in integrating people with intellectual disabilities in the office and in schools. Hosting the Special Olympics World Gamings is a way for the country to reinforce its long-standing commitment to developing addition. Unique Olympics transforms lives via the delight of sport every single day, and our company believe the Abu Dhabi Gamings will certainly create lasting impact for the Unique Olympics activity, changing lives and difficult assumptions. We are certain that the city's outstanding framework, experience in hosting several of the world's largest sports events, and the warm welcome from the people of the UAE will produce a memorable occasion."

Earlier, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan had provided a resolution setting up the Greater Committee to organize the Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi under the chairmanship of Mohammad Abdullah Al Junaibi.

The board is responsible for the preparation of the hosting of the Unique Olympics World Games through the guidance of associated activities and events, and control with the appropriate authorities to promote the emirate as a distinct location to host similar events. Under His Excellency Al Junaibi, the board will stand for the emirate before all relevant celebrations associated with the organizing of the Games in coordination with the competent authorities along with participate in contracts and arrangements with pertinent partners. The board will hold sessions and conferences on holding the Games, promote and suggest the essential spending plan to attain the purposes of the committee to be submitted and accepted by the Crown Prince's Court.

Proud of the UAE's win of Special Olympics, Her Excellency Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, the UAE Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs, claimed, "The UAE has put social incorporation at the core of our national policies for over twenty years; it is an indispensable part of our culture and worths. Organizing this remarkable occasion in Abu Dhabi reaffirms our dedication to enhancing the quality of life for people with unique requirements. It is a materialization of our unrelenting initiatives to foster higher community interaction, and to produce prevalent understanding around untapped potential of individuals dealing with handicaps."

Talking about the momentous occasion, HE Mohamed Al Junaibi - Chairman of the Abu Dhabi World Gamings Higher Board, claimed: "Abu Dhabi has long gone to the center of the inclusion of people with intellectual handicaps in our region. Today, we are commemorating a landmark in a trip that began with the vision of Sheikh Zayed in advertising an inclusive society. We are happy to proceed this practice with our leaders, and prolong our commitment to the Unique Olympics motion, which has the company backing of the Crown Royal prince Court of Abu Dhabi, and the whole nation, as it brings us an action additionally in achieving social incorporation. Many thanks to the Unique Olympics professional athletes of the UAE that have actually inspired us to reach this turning point. We anticipate celebrating the achievements of all the Unique Olympics athletes right here in the UAE in 2019."

Sharing her excitement for the future Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi, Michelle Kwan stated, "I have actually been entailed with the Special Olympics movement for some time currently, yet it is times like these where I find myself most established. To be related to the 2019 Unique Olympics in Abu Dhabi, is to be a part of history planned. I am really delighted to help share the message of incorporation, generosity and unity in this region".

7,000 professional athletes and their families, from 170 nations will certainly rate at the Special Olympics World Summertimes Gamings in Abu Dhabi. The professional athletes will certainly compete in 22 sports, taking place at numerous venues throughout the city, consisting of ADNEC, Zayed Sports City and the IPIC arena. In your area, Special Olympics UAE has a solid Program serving virtually 5,000 professional athletes and over 250 trains, competing in 70 sports opportunities annual, throughout 14 official sports.
Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics is a global activity that looks for to give year-round sporting activities and healthy and balanced sports competitors for children and grownups with intellectual disabilities.

The movement looks for to use the transformative power and happiness of sports, to foster a spirit of unity and regard; supplying 32 Olympic-type sports and greater than 108,000 video games and competitors throughout the year.

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