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2017 Special Olympics GB National Games in Sheffield

27 April 2016 by Val Bowen

Special Olympics GB is the largest registered charity providing year-round sports training and competition opportunities for people with learning disabilities. Next year Sheffield is the host for the 10th National Summer Games ( held every 4 years ) from Monday 7th August until Friday 11th August 2017. As a member of the Olympic ‘family’, The Special Olympics have a unique role to play. The Paralympics provides sports competitions for elite level disabled athletes with physical and sensory disabilities including learning disabilities. The Special Olympics fosters community sport year-round at all levels for people with learning disabilities. Venues for the Games will include the Sheffield Hallam University City Athletics Stadium; Sheffield City Trust’s Ponds Forge International Sports Centre; Hillsborough Leisure Centre; Concord Sports Centre; Graves Tennis and Leisure Centre; the English Institute of Sport Sheffield and Forge Valley School. View Website

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