Team Namibia is ready for Austria

Team Namibia is ready for Austria Special Olympics Namibia has announced that it will have its team ready for the World Winter Games slated for 14 to 25 March in Austria.

Interim board member Peter Wilson will be the head of delegation.

He said despite the current economic slump, preparations were going well and all the athletes would be in top form for the Games.

Wilson said Team Namibia would participate in one discipline, namely floorball, with a male floorball team and a mixed floorball team.

He was confident that the chosen 20 athletes would do Namibia proud.

Previously, Special Olympics Namibia participated in the 2015 Winter World Games in Los Angeles, in 2011 in Athens, in 2007 in Shanghai, in 2003 in Ireland and in 1999 in North Carolina.

“During those events, Special Olympics Namibia enhanced its reputation as a nation of champions by bringing home medals, including gold,” Wilson said.

Every two years, thousands of Special Olympics athletes worldwide come together to demonstrate their athletic skills and their unique ability at the World Games.

The slogan for the 2017 World Winter Games is 'Heartbeat for the World', which underscores the social impact and many talents and courage of people with intellectual disabilities.

The World Games put the hearts and gifts of these athletes on display for all to see, change perceptions and break down barriers that exclude them from mainstream athletics.

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