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Special Olympics team leaves for World games

Special olympics team farewell PIC: NCHIDZI MASENDU
Special olympics team farewell PIC: NCHIDZI MASENDU

A special occasion was made for the sending off of the Special Olympics Botswana (SOB) team that is set to compete at the World Games taking place in Berlin, Germany from June 17-25.

Special Olympics Botswana has been taking part in the Games since 1987. SOB is a year-round activity for persons with intellectual disability.

The Botswana Special Olympics Team will be among the 7,000 Special Olympics athletes and Unified partners from approximately 190 countries participating at the 2023 Special Olympics World games.

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