Unique Olympics Board Director and Athlete Leader Emanuelle (Manu) Dutra reveals Santiago, Chile as the host of the 2027 Special Olympics World Games at partner Organization of American States (OAS) head office in Washington, D.C. Manu was signed up with Wednesday by Dr. Timothy Shriver, Chairman, Special Olympics; Mr. Jaime Pizarro, Minister of Sport, Chile; and Ms. Claudia Echeverry, Regional Managing President, Special Olympics Latin America. Picture thanks to Special Olympics International
April 24 (UPI)– Santiago, Chile will host the 2027 Special Olympics World Games, marking the very first time in its 55-year history the video games will occur in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Special Olympics International Board of Directors made the statement Wednesday at a press occasion at the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C.
“For the very first time in Special Olympics history, the 2027 World Games are headed to Latin America and the Southern Hemisphere,” the company revealed Wednesday in a post on X.
“Let’s commemorate this unbelievable turning point and welcome the power of sports to change lives!”
More than 6,000 Special Olympics professional athletes are anticipated to take part in 22 sporting occasions at Santiago’s cutting edge competitors locations. The professional athletes, coaches and volunteers will originate from more than 170 nations.
“We are delighted that our 2027 World Games has actually been granted to Chile’s capital city– Santiago. In less than 15 years, our Program in Chile has actually decreased the worry of distinction and worked relentlessly to develop systems that advance addition in sports, health and education for among the world’s most marginalized populations,” stated Timothy Shriver, Special Olympics Chairman.
The city of Santiago and the federal government of Chile have actually dedicated $134 million to host the Special Olympics. The occasion will add to numerous U.N. Sustainable Development Goals consisting of No Poverty, Reduced Inequalities and Good Health & & Well-Being, to name a few.
“We are extremely delighted that our nation will be the brand-new host of a high-level international sports occasion: the Special Olympics 2027 World Games,” stated President Gabriel Boric Font of Chile.
“We are happy to continue promoting addition through sports, a brand-new nationwide event that continues to lead the way for arranging occasions of this nature that create a lot unity and delight at the nationwide level,” Boric stated.
“To all the professional athletes of the Special Olympics World Games: we await you in Chile!”