{"id":579,"date":"2017-08-11T07:13:14","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T07:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/?p=579"},"modified":"2017-08-11T07:13:14","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T07:13:14","slug":"special-olympics-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/2017\/08\/11\/special-olympics-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"University set to welcome athletes to Special Olympics 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sheffield Hallam University has been announced an official supporter of the 2017 Special Olympics. \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Starting on Tuesday 8 August, the tenth national games will see around 2,600 athletes with learning disabilities take part in 20 different sports at venues across Sheffield.<\/p>\n

The University will host the athletics competition in the Sheffield Hallam University City Athletics Centre as well as the football tournament at the Sheffield Hallam University Sports Park.<\/p>\n

Students will be volunteering at the Games, which take place every four years, where they will be assisting the athletes, looking after families and ensuring the smooth running of the event.<\/p>\n

Special Olympics GB is the largest registered charity providing year round sports training and competition opportunities for people with intellectual (learning) disabilities and it is the second time the Games have been hosted in Sheffield.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cWe are thrilled to be supporting the Special Olympics and it promises to be a fantastic and inspiring week of sport in the city.\u00a0We are looking forward to welcoming thousands of athletes to the University\u2019s City Athletics Stadium and Sports Park which is a testament to the quality of the sports facilities we have here at Hallam and in Sheffield.\u201d Dan Porter MBE, head of sports services at Sheffield Hallam<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Karen Wallin, CEO of Special Olympics GB, commented: \u201cWe are delighted that Sheffield Hallam University have become a supporter of the Special Olympics National Games.\u00a0 This is a significant help to our Special Olympics GB athletes and their experience in Sheffield.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Opening Ceremony will take place on 8 August from 5pm at Bramall Lane stadium and will be hosted by Downton Abbey\u2019s Jim Carter, F1 broadcaster Suzi Perry and football pundit Chris Kamara.\u00a0 Spandau Ballet’s Tony Hadley will open the entertainment followed by James Toseland, the former double world superbikes champion turned singer, who will perform the Special Olympics 2017 anthem, \u2018We\u2019ll Stop at Nothing\u2019.<\/p>\n

This story first appeared on Sheffield Hallam University Media Centre<\/a>\u00a0For press information:\u00a0<\/strong>Sarah Duce in the Sheffield Hallam University press office on 0114 225 4025 or email\u00a0s.duce@shu.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sheffield Hallam University has been announced an official supporter of the 2017 Special Olympics. \u00a0\u00a0 Starting on Tuesday 8 August, the tenth national games will see around 2,600 athletes with…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9105,"featured_media":580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,21,5],"tags":[49,50,47,48,51],"class_list":["post-579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-news","category-uniupdates","tag-sheffield-hallam-university-city-athletics-centre","tag-sheffield-hallam-university-sports-park","tag-special-olympics","tag-special-olympics-gb","tag-student-volunteers"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2017\/08\/SpecialOlympics_web.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8KEAX-9l","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":516,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/2017\/07\/21\/olympic-medallist-to-discuss-what-it-takes-to-be-a-world-champion\/","url_meta":{"origin":579,"position":0},"title":"Olympic medallist to discuss what it takes to be a World Champion","author":"Jane Gardner-Florence","date":"July 21, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Sheffield's own Olympic silver medallist, Bryony Page, will join a panel of experts from Sheffield Hallam University to discuss what it takes to be a world champion athlete.\u00a0 The free, public event 'What Makes a World Champion?' will be held at the University on Tuesday (25 July) from 6pm. 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