MEDIA FACTBOOK SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD WINTER GAMES KAZAN 2022
(Version 1, as of May 2021) 22-28 JANUARY, 2022
ABOUT THE GAMES Special Olympics World Winter Games Kazan 2022 will take place 22-28 January.
Hosted in Russia for the first me, Special Olympics World Games are the flagship spor ng event designed to create a truly inclusive world for people with intellectual disabili es.
Held every two years, alterna ng with summer and winter, Special Olympics World Games are the world's largest sports and humanitarian event. In addi on to sports, the Games are an opportunity raise awareness about the need for inclusion for people with intellectual disabili es in healthcare, educa on, workplaces, and communi es.
The World Winter Games in Kazan will help create new opportuni es for the es mated three million people with intellectual disabili es living in Russia.
Version 1, as of May 2021 Please always refer to the latest version of the Media Factbook FIGURES AND FACTS 7 101 2, 000 7 SPORTS NATIONS ATHLETES AND COMPETITION UNIFIED PARTNERS DAYS 2,000 1, 090 700 FAMILY MEMBERS HONOURABLE GUESTS MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES 22 28 3,000 JANUARY JANUARY VOLUNTEERS OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES HISTORY OF THE GAMES
Special Olympics was founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a pioneer Dr. Timothy SHRIVER for inclusion of people with has been the Chairman intellectual disabilities. of the Special Olympics The first Special Olympics World International Board of Directors Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, since 1996. USA in 1968 with 1,000 athletes. Today, six million athletes compete in Special Olympics events in over 190 countries and territories.
Every athlete competing in the Games has trained hard to achieve their personal best and reach their full potential. During the Opening Ceremony, athletes recite the Athlete Oath: "Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt." The spirit of the oath infuses every event at the Games.
Athens 2011
Pyeongchang 2013 Los Angeles 2015
Graz, Schladming 2017 Abu Dhabi 2019 KAZAN 2022 HOSTS
RUSSIA Russia is home to 146 million people making it the world's ninth largest state in terms of population. Russia traditionally pays a great deal of attention to sport. The Government of the Russian Federation is convinced that holding major international sports events in Russia provides an excellent opportunity to welcome guests from all over the world, take part in a celebration of sports and youth, and create a socially significant legacy.
TATARSTAN The Republic of Tatarstan is one of the most economically developed regions of the Russian Federation. It is located in the central part of the country. It is home to people of more than 170 nationalities and is one of the most attractive regions for tourists. Three of Russia's 27 UNESCO World Heritage Sites are located in Tatarstan. They are the Kazan Kremlin, thetown-island of Sviyazhsk, and the Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex.
KAZAN Kazan is the Sports Capital of Russia, one of the country's largest economic, scientific, and cultural centers as well as the host city of the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2022. Kazan has hosted several major events, including the Universiade in 2013, the FINA World Championships in 2015, FIFATM World Cup matches in 2018, and the WorldSkills Competition in 2019. DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS RUSSIA
Olga SLUTSKER Special Olympics Russia was has been the established over 20 years ago and is one of the largest President of Special programs in the global Special Olympics Russia since 2019 Olympics movement.
Currently, Special Olympics Russia operates 63 regional offices in all federal districts. Activities in Tatarstan began in 2017.
Special Olympics Russia offers sports, health, education, and leadership programming to 130,000 people with intellectual disabilities. In Tatarstan, more than 2,000 athletes participate in 17 sports. COMPETITIONS IN 7 SPORTS
FLOORBALL CROSS COUNTRY SHORT TRACK SNOWBOARDING 500 athletes SKIING SPEED SKATING 80 athletes 350 athletes 220 athletes
SNOWSHOEING FIGURE SKATING ALPINE SKIING 280 athletes 190 athletes 390 athletes ALPINE SKIING & SNOWBOARDING SNOWSHOEING
SVIYAGA ALPINE SKIING COMPLEX BUREVESTNIK STADIUM Village Savino, Verkhneuslonsky district, Republic of Tatarstan 33, Universiade Village, Kazan
FIGURE SKATING & CROSS COUNTRY SKIING SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING
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SPORTS PALACE SKIING AND BIATHLON COMPLEX 1, Moskovskaya st., Kazan Novo-Davlikeevskaya st., settlement Mirny, Kazan FLOORBALL OPENING CEREMONY & CLOSING CEREMONY
TENNIS ACADEMY TATNEFT ARENA ICE SPORTS PALACE 101, Orenburg tract, Kazan 42, Chistopolskaya st., Kazan DATE EVENT LOCATION
December 15, 2021 - LETR Final Leg Russian and Republican (within Tartarstan) January 22, 2022 Legs January 19 - 28 Athlete Entertainment (Lounge zone) Universiade Village; Sviyaga Alpine Skiing Complex January 20 - 29 Families Program Kazan International Airport, Kazan-1 Railway Station, Kazan-2 Railway Station, Mirage Hotel; Volga Region State University of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism; all competition venues; Kazan International Equestrian Sports Complex; Tatneft Arena Ice Sports Palace, Special Olympics Festival site
January 18 Arrival of Delegations Kazan International Airport, Kazan-1 Railway Station, Kazan-2 Railway Station January 21 - 27 Special Olympics Festival Kazan Family Center
January 21 - 26 Global Youth Leadership Summit Volga Youth Center Kazan Lyceum No.35
January 22 Opening Ceremony Tatneft Arena Ice Sports Palace
January 22 - 28 Sports Competitions Competition Venues
January 22 - 23 Policy Event Concert Hall and Academic Council Meeting (Combined with Family Forum) Room of the Main International Center
January 22, 28 Sensory Rooms Tatneft Arena Ice Sports Palace
23 января - 27 января Sensory Rooms Main International Center (Opening & Closing Ceremonies, Healthy Athletes Program) 23 - 24 January, Young Athletes Program Burevestnik Indoor Swimming Pool, 26 -27 January Universal Sports Complex January 23DRAFT -27 Healthy Athletes Program Main International Center January 23 Families Forum Concert Hall, cinemas, classrooms of the Volga (Combined with Policy Events) Region State University of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism January 23 - 27 Unified Sports Competition Venues
January 25 Special Olympics Unified Champion Volga Youth Center Schools Programming Kazan Lyceum No.35
January 25 Motor Actvity Training Program (MATP) Burevestnik Indoor Swimming Pool, Universal Sports Complex January 28 Closing Ceremony Tatneft Arena Ice Sports Palace
January 29 Departure of Delegations Kazan International Airport, Kazan-1 Railway Station, Kazan-2 Railway Station There might be changes in the competition programme. USEFUL INFORMATION
LARGE SHOPPING MALLS Koltso (1, Peterburgskaya St.) MEGA (141, Pobedy Prospekt) Park House (46, Khusaina Yamasheva Prospekt) Tandem (56, Ibragimova Prospekt) Yuzhnyi (91, Pobedy Prospekt)
PUBLIC TRANSPORT Kazan has a developed system of public transport: buses, trolleybuses, trams, and metro.
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