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Although they may not be the world鈥檚 fastest or strongest athletes, the 1830
competitions in the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games held in Nagano, Japan
competed
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with all their hearts. At the closing ceremony
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Princess
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kamado of Japan made a speech .She said, 鈥橳he past week was all about smiles,
gentleness and peace. I truly hope within my heart that the entire world can learn
something here. We can all learn from the example
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s these special athletes have
shown us.鈥?/p>
The aim of the Special Olympics is clear. It is to encourage individuals with
intellectual disabilities
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to become physically fit. They are also encouraged to be
productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition. If
an athlete wins in competition, it is a bonus. However , in a way
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everyone wins. Lily Kuhn ,12, a skier with Team USA , could hardly restrain her
enthusiasm as the wrote home. She told her parents: I was proud of myself. I am happy
not simply for winning, but for winning honestly, loving to compete and working the
hardest The festival ending the games is something to remember. It isn鈥檛 complete
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without the hugs. One event volunteer while hugging and handing out sweatshirts
to some of the athletes
held up his thumbs and said, 鈥滱ll of these athletes are super! I
can鈥檛 go anywhere around here without getting a hug. I pray
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for more of this
sort of thing. I hope that the spirit with which
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they have competed might touch
the whole world. Watching these young people blossom over the past week has truly
touched my life. 鈥?/p>
At the end of the festival, the vice mayor for the city of Shanghai, which will host
the 2007 summer games, accepted the flag for the Special Olympics pledging
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that 鈥渢he city of Shanghai would open its arms to the world and to the Special Olympics 鈥?