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Special Olympics: Planning Your Itinerary?

adminWordpress — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 15:00:28 +0000

We’re sure that by now you’re already planning your trip to Bath for the Special Olympics National Summer Games. Even though there’s more than 1,700 athletes competing across 12 sports, you might want to see some of the city’s amazing sights. Whether you want to see the spectacular Roman Baths, the incredible nave of Bath […]

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Special Olympics: Table Tennis – The Knowledge

adminWordpress — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:00:42 +0000

In the 5th of our 'Knowledge' pieces on the Special Olympics Summer Games in Bath we're rallying round to focus in on Table Tennis. Firstly for those of you who aren't well-versed in the differences between Table Tennis and its larger relation, here are the basics. Every athlete aims in passing the ball to the […]

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Special Olympics: Aquatics – The Knowledge

adminWordpress — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:00:35 +0000

In the fourth of our 'Knowledge' series on the Special Olympics Summer Games, we're diving into aquatic sport and giving you the low down on what you can expect at Bath 2013. Swimming is one of the most popular sports in world. Unlike other sports, swimming is a life skill that is taught, first, to […]

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Special Olympics: Bowls – The Knowledge

adminWordpress — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:02:57 +0000

In the third of our “Knowledge” pieces on the Special Olympics Summer Games, we're taking a look at Short Mat Carpet Bowls, one of the twelve sports which will be on display in Bath. According to World Bowls, Bowls is very similar to Boccia. The objective of the sport is to get one or more […]

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Special Olympics: Ten-Pin Bowling – The Knowledge

adminWordpress — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:47:11 +0000

In the second of our “Knowledge” pieces, we lift the lid on Ten-Pin Bowling and where you can find it during the Summer Games. Ten-Pin Bowling, commonly called “Bowling” among casual sports fans, is a competitive sport in which a player (the “bowler”) rolls a bowling ball down a wooden or synthetic lane with the […]

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