emirates7 - Special Olympics UAE Athletes are gearing up for participation in the Special Olympics Invitational Games Malta 2022, the first international Special Olympics event in Europe since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Malta 2022 will run from 13th - 18th May, and 12 Special Olympics UAE Athletes will participate in aquatics, bowling, and bocce, along with over 1000 Athletes from Special Olympics organisations around the world.
Special Olympics UAE is the only national Special Olympics organisation from the Arab World represented in Malta 2022. Additionally, Special Olympics UAE will participate in bowling with a unified team, including two players from the UAE national bowling team, Reem Jamal and Abdullah Al Jaidi.
Malta 2022 is an invitational event, where the most prominent and most active Special Olympics organisations worldwide can participate.
Special Olympics UAE secured this participation because of its acclaimed virtual sports and fitness programmes that ran throughout 2020 and 2021, and its success in returning safely to in-person sports events, at a national level, since September 2021.
Special Olympics UAE's team at the Malta 2022 games is sponsored by Aldar Properties, and the official transportation partner is the Integrated Transport Center – Abu Dhabi.
Talal Al Hashemi, National Director of Special Olympics UAE, said, "Our preparations for Malta 2022 Games have been ongoing for some time and have cumulated in a closed training camp for our 12 Athletes, their coaches, and technical staff. There is a lot of excitement and anticipation, and to many of our Athletes, this is very reminiscent of their experiences at the World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.
"We hope that they are equally successful in Malta, and importantly we want them to enjoy themselves, feel empowered and included. In many ways, this is how success looks like to us. "
Special Olympics UAE Athletes have recently concluded a six-day training camp to prepare for Malta 2022. The training camp commenced on 6th May. Daily bowling training took place at the Khalifa International Bowling Centre in Zayed Sports City, while swimming training took place at the Mohammed bin Zayed Sports City Centre - Water Sports Complex and bocce training was held at the Abu Dhabi Club for People of Determination in Mafraq.
On 10th May, Maria Camilleri, Ambassador of Malta to the UAE, visited the Special Olympics UAE Athletes at their training camp at Zayed Sports City and wished them success at the upcoming Games.
Malta 2022 will run from 13th - 18th May, and 12 Special Olympics UAE Athletes will participate in aquatics, bowling, and bocce, along with over 1000 Athletes from Special Olympics organisations around the world.
Special Olympics UAE is the only national Special Olympics organisation from the Arab World represented in Malta 2022. Additionally, Special Olympics UAE will participate in bowling with a unified team, including two players from the UAE national bowling team, Reem Jamal and Abdullah Al Jaidi.
Malta 2022 is an invitational event, where the most prominent and most active Special Olympics organisations worldwide can participate.
Special Olympics UAE secured this participation because of its acclaimed virtual sports and fitness programmes that ran throughout 2020 and 2021, and its success in returning safely to in-person sports events, at a national level, since September 2021.
Special Olympics UAE's team at the Malta 2022 games is sponsored by Aldar Properties, and the official transportation partner is the Integrated Transport Center – Abu Dhabi.
Talal Al Hashemi, National Director of Special Olympics UAE, said, "Our preparations for Malta 2022 Games have been ongoing for some time and have cumulated in a closed training camp for our 12 Athletes, their coaches, and technical staff. There is a lot of excitement and anticipation, and to many of our Athletes, this is very reminiscent of their experiences at the World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.
"We hope that they are equally successful in Malta, and importantly we want them to enjoy themselves, feel empowered and included. In many ways, this is how success looks like to us. "
Special Olympics UAE Athletes have recently concluded a six-day training camp to prepare for Malta 2022. The training camp commenced on 6th May. Daily bowling training took place at the Khalifa International Bowling Centre in Zayed Sports City, while swimming training took place at the Mohammed bin Zayed Sports City Centre - Water Sports Complex and bocce training was held at the Abu Dhabi Club for People of Determination in Mafraq.
On 10th May, Maria Camilleri, Ambassador of Malta to the UAE, visited the Special Olympics UAE Athletes at their training camp at Zayed Sports City and wished them success at the upcoming Games.