When:                  29 January - 5 February, 2013

Participants:      3,300 athletes and coaches from 112 countries

                              Over 15,000 family, friends, volunteers and spectators

Where:                PyeongChang, South Korea

Vision:                  The Special Olympics World Winter Games will be a milestone event for Special Olympics, founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver to create an inclusive world that celebrates differences in ability.  The talents and skills of the athletes of Special Olympics will remind us what the World Games are really about: all participants are winners in their fight for respect, inclusion and unity.

Sports: Special Olympics athletes from every corner of the globe will travel to Korea to compete in 8 Olympic-type sports:
Alpine Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Snow Boarding, Snow Shoeing, Short Track Speed Skating, Figure Skating, Floor Hockey and Floor Ball.

                               

For more information visit www.2013sopoc.org