Talitah Project Team hosted the Young Athletes Program today with disabled children at the age of 2-10 years old in preparation for the Special Olympics.
Talitah Project Team hosted the Young Athletes Program today with disabled children at the age of 2-10 years old in preparation for the Special Olympics. Young Athletes Program is a sport and play program for children with and without intellectual disabilities (ID), ages 2-10 years old.
Young athletes are introduced to basic sport skills like running, kicking, throwing.
It offers families, teachers, caregivers and people from the community the chance to share the joy of sports and they all benefit.
The Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organisation for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and competitions including local, national and regional competition annually.
According to Vanessa Heleta from Talitah Project, the next Special Olympic will be hosted in Adelaide, Australia from 16th to 20th April.
The purpose of the today's event is to empower and train these children so that they have the opportunity to represent Tonga in years to come.
