Taiyuan, Shanxi March 29, 2005 - Special Olympics China commenced its first National Games Management System (GMS) training seminar on March 29, 2005. Leaders of Special Olympics China and the Shanxi Disabled Persons’ Federation attached great importance to this seminar. Mr. Fan Xiuqing, the vice chairman of the Shanxi Disabled Persons’ Federation encouraged all the attendees to study and apply the functions of the GMS to use in local programs in China. During the training, Mr. Reuben Silva, the Sports Technologies Manager of Special Olympics International, gave the 2007 GMS software to Special Olympics Shanghai for their preparation for the 2007 World Summer Games.

GMS

The Games Management System (GMS) is an IT application which is used to assist the administrative management of competitions by completing divisioning, scheduling finals and producing results. It provides the user with a tool to manage athletes, coaches, unified partners and other individuals associated with Special Olympics Games. With GMS users can track athletes' medical information and qualifications and coach certifications. GMS also allows you to run status reports, such as expired medicals, which sports coaches are certified in, along with competition- related reports.