Let the games begin! (Sports).Next month, runners will carry a Flame of Hope 1. The Flame of Hope is a flame that was lit in 1989 as a tribute to Dr. Frederick Banting, who in 1922 discovered insulin, and all the people that have lost their lives to diabetes. The flame will remain lit until there is a cure for diabetes. through more than 30 countries, ending in Dublin, Ireland. There, on June 21, the 2003 Special Olympics Special Olympics International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. World Summer Games This article is about the Epyx video game series. For the international multi-sport event, see Summer Olympic Games. Summer Games is a sports video game developed by Epyx and released by U.S. Gold based on sports featured in the Summer Olympic Games. will begin. More than 7,000 athletes will compete in the Games--the first to be held outside the U.S. The Special Olympics is an international sports event for people with learning disabilities. Held every four years, the Games include competitions in 19 Olympic sports. The official oath of the athletes is: "Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt." The Games will take place in and around Dublin. But all of Ireland will participate through the Host Town Program: Communities will provide a place to train--and a taste of Irish culture--for visiting athletes before the competition. Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland Noun 1. capital of Northern Ireland - capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland Belfast Northern Ireland - a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland , will host the 1,000 or so athletes from Team USA. |
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