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The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-style sports for all children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of skills and friendship with their families, Special Olympics athletes and the community.

Challenger Sports is a TOTAL SOCCER company, owned and operated by some of the most experienced soccer people in the country. Challenger is the leading provider of youth soccer education in the United States, with over 2,500 communities hosting camps, clinics, and tournaments for some 200,000+ players. 20 years ago, we had a vision to create a sports company that would positively impact the lives of children throug soccer. Many years, multiple continents and several hundreds of thousands of soccer players later, we are still committed to our original mission and core beliefs. “To Ignite In All Children A Passion For Sports.” Whether it is taking part in a camp, clinic, tournament or tour, or putting on a new uniform, we want to inspire children to want to play, learn, improve, and have fun! C – Child Care And Safety H – Honesty, Integrity, And Trust A – All For One, And One For All L – Leadership By Good Example L – Laughing, Smiling, Happy Faces E – Everyone Plays N – Never Give Up G – Goal Driven E – Excellence In All R – Resource Number One, Our Staff! As we continue to expand our footprint overseas, we are very excited about the opportunity it now gives us to influence player education on a global level and at the same time recruit talented and enthusiastic coaches from other countries! Challenger Sports runs soccer camps, clinics, tournaments, tours and provides uniforms to tens of thousands of organizations and hundreds of thousands of players in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil, and throughout the UK.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. Its primary responsibilities are to support our 200 plus members, develop Para sport and advocate social inclusion, ensure the successful delivery and organisation of the Paralympic Games and act as the international federation for 5 Para sports. Founded on 22 September 1989 as a non-profit organisation, the IPC is an athlete-centred organisation composed of an elected Governing Board, a management team and various Standing Committees and Councils. Since 1999 we have been headquartered in Bonn, Germany. The IPC seeks to make for an inclusive world through sport by developing sports opportunities for all people with disabilities from the beginner to elite level. It currently employs over 130 people from more than 40 countries. Thanks to the unique combination of ever-improving athletic performance and increasing global awareness, the Paralympic Games are today firmly established as the world’s number one sport event for driving social inclusion. The event boasts a strong track record for transforming attitudes, cities, countries, and the lives of millions of people around the world. Read our LinkedIn Privacy Policy here: https://www.paralympic.org/privacy/privacy-policy-linkedin