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Direct linkWilliams, John; Carter, Neil – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2014
In 2009 the city of Leicester hosted the Special Olympics Great Britain National Summer Games. Around 2500 athletes with learning disabilities competed in 21 sports. This article argues that this sporting mega-event had important potential legacy consequences for the hosts, the governing body --Special Olympics Great Britain (SOGB)--and also for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Athletics, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities
