adminSpecial Olympics Korea (SOK) held a selection ceremony to select 109 Korean national athletes to participate in the ‘2023 Berlin Special Olympics World Summer Games’ on the 14th at InTimes Inn in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
The Special Olympics is one of the world’s three major Olympic Games, following the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and is the world’s largest sports festival for people with developmental disabilities. The Special Olympics will be held in Berlin, Germany from June 9 to 26, 2023, with 7,000 athletes from 180 countries participating.
SOK plans to dispatch a 156-member Korean delegation, including 109 players and partners, 32 coaches, 12 staff, and 3 executives, to Berlin. SOK has finally selected 109 players and partners through lottery among the list of players selected according to the selection criteria, and will appoint 32 coaches through interviews after screening by the Performance Improvement Committee.
Among the 26 events held at the Special Olympics, SOK includes swimming, track and field, badminton, basketball 3×3 (male), basketball 5×5 (female), boce, soccer (men’s 7-person combined soccer, women’s 7-person soccer), golf, weightlifting, and roller skating. , table tennis, volleyball, etc., participating in 12 sports. 스포츠토토
The selection process for the Special Olympics is a bit special. Unlike other international competitions where players are selected in order of performance, in the Special Olympics, teams are organized according to their level of performance through a grading method called division, and the first winner (team) of each group is selected as a candidate and a representative player is selected through a lottery. select Therefore, anyone with a developmental disability who has the minimum level of performance can have a chance to participate in the Special Olympics as a national representative if he/she meets the selection criteria. This is in accordance with the Special Olympics International Headquarters regulations to provide opportunities for more people with developmental disabilities to participate in various international competitions.
SOK Chairman Lee Yong-hoon said, “We put a lot of effort into fair selection so that more people with developmental disabilities can have opportunities to participate in various international competitions and give them unforgettable experiences.” I will do my best to support the team so that they can display their best skills after entering Berlin.”