Special Olympics Germany Winter Games 2017
The Special Olympics Germany Winter Games 2017 took place from March 6th to 9th, 2017 in Willingen in the Sauerland . They were organized by Special Olympics Germany (SOD) for people with intellectual disabilities and multiple disabilities as the Special Olympics National Games .
sports
The sports represented at the Special Olympics Germany Winter Games 2017 were:
- figure skating
- Speed skating
- Floorball
- Snowshoeing
- Alpine skiing ( slalom and giant slalom )
- Nordic skiing ( cross-country skiing )
- Snowboard (slalom and giant slalom)
Competition venues
The competition venues were in the Willingen ice rink, in the sports hall of the Upland School, in the EWF biathlon arena, on the Ettelsberg cable car and on the Mühlenkopfschanze . The figure skating and speed skating competitions were held in the Willingen ice rink. Floorball was played in the sports hall of the Upland School. Cross-country skiing took place in the EWF Biathlon Arena. Alpine skiing and snowboarding were used on the slopes on Ettelsberg. At the Mühlenkopfschanze there was snowshoeing. At the Willingen visitor center and the Olympic Town, there was a non-competitive offer in seven sports and the Healthy Athletes health program. The non-competitive offer was developed by the Evangelical Froebel seminar in Korbach in class. In the Olympic Town also the ceremony took place.
The opening ceremony and the closing ceremony took place at Mühlenkopfschanze. The Special Olympics Germany 2017 was opened on March 6th by Bundestag Vice-President Ulla Schmidt under the motto “Strong together” . Hesse's Minister of Sport Peter Beuth , the Federal Government Commissioner for the Issues of People with Disabilities Verena Bentele , the Ambassadors of the Special Olympics Germany Anna Maria Kaufmann and Frank Busemann and 2000 participants were also present. At the opening there was an official ceremony with a flag, hymn, flame and oath.
The ski jumper Severin Freund was a "face of the games" .
Attendees
Around 700 athletes and 34 Unified Partners (non-disabled athletes) took part in the 2017 Special Olympics Germany Winter Games. There were also 350 trainers and supervisors, around 500 voluntary helpers, 950 day participants in the non-competitive offer and 200 relatives. Among the volunteers, called volunteers, were also employees from companies. So put ABB 100 volunteers, wearing the travel and hotel costs. The participation of the company employees was voluntary. The volunteers take vacation or time off for the time of the games.
Unrest about sponsorship money
At the beginning of Special Olympics Germany 2017, research by ARD reporters about the acquisition of sponsorship money for Special Olympics Germany through a placement company Metatop for three regional associations became known. According to ARD, only a little more than a third of the sponsorship money actually went to the regional associations for years. Two thirds of the sponsor angels are said to have kept Metatop. Metatop, however, firmly denied the allegations.
The State Council of Special Olympics Germany (SOD) issued a statement on March 6th about sponsorship money. It was about standards and principles of sponsorship money. The SOB regional council decided to specify and update the fundraising standards, which are based on the donation seal of the German Central Institute for Social Issues . The chairman of the state council, Frank Diesener, explained: “We guarantee that all of our committees, associations and organizations adhere to our uniform standards. These become a binding part of the accreditation agreement ”.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The “Special Olympics” winter games start in Willingen Sauerlandkurier on March 7, 2017, accessed on April 16, 2017
- ↑ In Willingen the Olympic flame burns for disabled athletes HNA from March 6, 2017, accessed on April 16, 2017
- ↑ ABB volunteers support the athletes rp-online from March 13, 2017, accessed on April 16, 2017
- ↑ Scandal causes unrest at "Special Olympics" in Willingen Westfalenpost on March 6, 2017, accessed on April 16, 2017
- ↑ Special Olympics Willingen 2017 officially opened ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Homepage of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) on March 7, 2017, accessed on April 16, 2017
- ^ Statement of the regional council of Special Olympics Germany Homepage Special Olympics Germany on March 7, 2017, accessed on April 16, 2017
