The biggest sporting event for athletes with intellectual disabilities, the Games had over 7,000 from 190 countries in action across 26 sports. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – Swimmer Vanette Lim may have clinched a gold and a new personal best at the recently-concluded Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, Germany, but the bigger win for her was to travel overseas without her parents for the first time.
The APSN Delta Senior School student was among 24 athletes with intellectual disabilities from Singapore who were in Berlin to compete in the June 17-25 Special Olympics. The team returned home with six golds, one silver and two bronzes. Lim was shortlisted for the previous games but did not make that trip eventually. Her mother, Tay Khar Yen said her daughter was disappointed to miss out. “Sometimes, she might scold herself and say that she is stupid,” she added.
During the games, Teo said, coaches adapt to the individual needs of athletes. For instance, one footballer who was particular about cleanliness would often get agitated when he got dirtied by rain during training. They got him to put on a raincoat before playing.
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