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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>On Day 4 of the Special Olympics World Games in Turin, emotion and power of sport was on show among the athletes taking part.<\/p>\n

Figure skater Tyrell Sykes from South Africa is taking part in the Games for the second time and is happy to be back in action.<\/p>\n

“Representing South Africa is a good thing, like you’re representing your people, you have to represent who you are, where you come from, you see,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Sykes says the message of the Special Olympics is to \u201cnever give up, if I can do it, so they can do it, and never give up on what you are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Australian alpine skier, Mikaela Williams\u2019 whole family had come over to support her and were overjoyed at her Silver medal.<\/p>\n

An athlete from Sweden\u2019s described the extraordinary impact the Special Olympics has had on his life. He said he hadn\u2019t even been able to stand up properly before he took up sport.<\/p>\n

The Special Olympics, held from 9 to 15 March, is the world\u2019s largest sports and humanitarian event.<\/p>\n

More than 1,500 athletes from 100 delegations compete in eight sports in an international demonstration of inclusion, acceptance, and unity.<\/p>\n

They are Alpine Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Snowboarding, Snowshoeing, Floorball, Figure Skating, Speed Skating, and Dance Sport.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1968, Special Olympics is a global sports movement to end discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Lesotho<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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