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Special Olympics Sweden

The Swedish Parasports Federation is a special sports
federation that organises sports for people with
physical or intellectual disabilities. The federation
includes Special Olympics Sweden, which is part of a
worldwide organisation that offers wide-ranging and
recreational athletic activities for persons with intel-
lectual disabilities. The purpose of Special Olympics
Sweden is to offer everyone a chance at an active life,
regardless of ability. Over 5.5 million athletes in 200
countries are involved in the organisation.
In Sweden, there are over 10,000 athletes in the
Special Olympics.

As main sponsors of Special Olympics Sweden,
Danir and Sigma Group remain deeply committed
to this partnership. Among other things, their spon-
sorship means that Special Olympics School Days
– the popular sports days in special schools – can
continue to be arranged.

As with all other organisations and companies,
COVID-19 hit the sports movement hard, and most
sports days had to be cancelled. However, this did not
prevent Special Olympics Sweden from continuing
to activate its target group. Instead, the sponsorship
was used to arrange digital training so that people
with intellectual disabilities could continue to be
active at home every week.

The Special Olympics Games, which is Sweden’s
largest sports competition for people with intellec-
tual disabilities, will be held in Malmö next summer.
There, over 1,000 athletes will compete in about ten
sports. It is also the qualifying competition for the
2023 Special Olympics World Games in Berlin. We
look forward to helping to make this a memorable
event for the visitors, but above all, we can’t wait to
make it a lifelong memory for all of the participants.
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