Pro­gramme Man­age­ment SOWG Berlin 2023

The Spe­cial Olympics World Games are the flag­ship event of the Spe­cial Olympics move­ment, which stands for equal­ity, tol­er­ance and accept­ance for people with intel­lec­tual dis­ab­il­it­ies all over the world. The event was char­ac­ter­ised by nine days of cap­tiv­at­ing and inspir­ing com­pet­i­tions between approx­im­ately 7,000 ath­letes from 170 nations in 26 sports. The sports activ­ity of people with intel­lec­tual dis­ab­il­it­ies and the uni­fic­a­tion of people with and without dis­ab­il­it­ies was the focus of atten­tion. A com­pre­hens­ive pro­gramme in the fields of sci­ence, health, edu­ca­tion and cul­ture accom­pan­ied the com­pet­i­tions. In addi­tion to the Olympiapark, Messe Berlin and other well-known Berlin sports venues, the entire city of Berlin became a meet­ing place for people with and without dis­ab­il­it­ies in order to anchor inclus­ive living in people's minds.