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As I watched the athletes from our region compete, I was inspired by their performance and their sportsmanship. The coaching they have received is a tribute to the attention each of the Programs place on the quality of experience for each attending athlete. This year we will conduct a Senior Train the Trainer course for our region in an effort to raise the level of coaching all our athletes receive. Read More... | |||||||||||
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Sponsor Spotlight: that's Beijing | |||||||||||
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Michael Wester, General Manager of that's Beijing, provided Special Olympics with a unique opportunity in March. That's Beijing revamped their website (www.thatsbj.com) and offered Special Olympics a free banner ad on their new site for the month of March. This was a great chance for the online community in Beijing to learn more about Special Olympics programs and was a factor in increasing traffic to our regional website. The website will continue to run our banner ad on a pro bono basis when space allows. More... | |||||||||||
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Volunteer Spotlight: Freda Fung | |||||||||||
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The 2002 Charity Ball was the first time Freda volunteered for Special Olympics, and she has continued to support the Movement in many ways. At the time of the 2002 Gala, Freda was employed at Walt Disney China and in addition to acting as our live auctioneer, she secured silent auction prizes from Disney as well as introduce Disney executives to the Special Olympics Movement. Continue Reading... | |||||||||||
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Athlete Spotlight: Tan Tianzhe | |||||||||||
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Tan Tianzhe is a Special Olympics Shanghai athlete and is 21-years old. She is currently taking vocational training classes at
This was the first time that she went abroad to attend a Special Olympics World Games. She earned 4th and 6th places in individual snowshoe racing events, and 3rd place in the Snowshoeing 4x100M Relay. More... | |||||||||||
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2007 World Summer Games Update | |||||||||||
 An enthusiastic response to the international design competition for the 2007 World Games logo, theme and PSA resulted in almost 4,000 entries from professional and amateur artists in Indonesia, the United States, Canada, Denmark, the Philippines, Cameroon, New Zealand, Spain and Australia. The majority of entries however, came from mainland China, particularly from primary, high school and university students keen to provide their support for the upcoming 2007 World Games in Shanghai. Read More... | |||||||||||
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News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch thanked by Special Olympics China athlete Judy Yang AmCham Shanghai's 3rd Annual Charity Ball Benefits the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games Norah Jones joins in the Special Olympics Movement in Beijing | |||||||||||
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The goals, developed in 2000, were an audacious attempt to increase global athlete participation from one million to two million by the end of 2005. As of December, 2004, Special Olympics East Asia is well on its way to achieving its regional athlete population goal of 523,250. 要收到今后的中文简报情发申请邮件到 admin@specialolympicseastasia.org