Seven athletes from Special Olympics Wales will be heading out to Los Angeles, California for the Special Olympic World Summer Games this week where more than 6,500 athletes with intellectual disabilities will compete from 165 nations in 25 Olympic type sports.
A pre-departure Official Reception with the US Ambassador to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Mr Matthew Barzun will take place on the 20th July in London before the team depart for LA. There will also be a red carpet event at the British Consul’s Residence in Los Angeles on Friday 24th July to welcome the Great Britain Special Olympics team.
The Games start with the opening ceremony on the 25th July and are the largest sporting event of the year. Welsh athletes competing include Badminton player Lloyd Crawley, Ten pin bowler Kay Paytner, Swimmer Matthew Allen and four members of the kayaking team; Adrian Abbott, James Savory, Stephen Beynon and Andrew Williams.
Jon Morgan, Chief Executive Disability Sport Wales:
“I would like to wish all of the athletes every success as they head to Los Angeles for the World Games. I have no doubt that they will have an amazing experience, compete with pride and come home with some fantastic memories that will last a lifetime. My thanks goes to the staff and volunteers of Special Olympics Wales and GB who work so tirelessly to give these athletes the chance to experience these wonderful Games.”
Check out the Special Olympics Wales team profiles here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Special-Olympics-Wales
To keep up to date with all the action you can follow the Welsh athletes online here:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Special-Olympics-Wales
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOWales
