In addition to the Paralympic Games, the Special Olympics Games are held on the day of the disabled, persons with intellectual disabilities and other adaptive abilities. The international movement unites more than 180 countries.

The Special Olympics is a public organization in which there are no fees and does not sell tickets to competitions; its funding is provided through voluntary contributions and donations.

Competitions reveal individual possibilities athletes, their personal achievements are regulated, and the medals of individual countries are not counted. The Special Olympics are intended for athletes of almost any age (from 8 to 80 years old), regardless of their physical abilities. Competitions are held at all levels, from classroom and school to the Special Olympics World Games for children and adults. TO Every participant in the Special Olympics can become a winner.

In order to differentiate athletes by level of preparedness, preliminary competitions (testing) are held, based on the results of which the competition participants are divided into divisions. Competitions are held between athletes of each division, which allows creating conditions for sports competition on the principle of “equal competes with equal.” The award podium is designed for 8 places, according to the number of competition participants in the division. Athletes who take 8th to 4th places are awarded ribbons or badges, 3rd to 1st places are awarded with medals.

The founder of the movement, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, opened a camp with a special sports program for people with intellectual disabilities in her home in Maryland in June 1963.

The first international games of the Special Olympics were held on June 19 and 20, 1968 in Chicago. In competitions on athletics About 1,000 athletes took part in swimming and swimming. The first international Special Olympics Winter Games took place in February 1977 in Steamboat Springs.

In February 1988 at the XV Olympic Games winter games In Calgary, IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch signed an agreement with Eunice Kennedy Shriver for the right to use “Olympics” in the name of the movement. The organization has received worldwide official recognition. For her services to the development of this movement and its humanism, Eunice Kennedy Shriver is the only woman whose profile is minted on a $1 coin.

In February 1990, the first All-Union seminar for physical education specialists was held in Sukhumi (Georgia), dedicated to the organization of sports work with people with mental retardation under the Special Olympics program. At this seminar, the all-Union public organization “All-Union Committee of the Special Olympics” was created, which marked the beginning of the development of this movement in all republics of the former Soviet Union. More than 300 people took part in the seminar: Russian (AL. Dmitriev, V.M. Mozgovoy, etc.) and American (Dr. Hieli and Dr. Dolan) scientists in the field of education and physical education of persons with mental retardation, employees of the ministries of education, social security, health, physical education teachers, speech pathologists, as well as specialists from the international organization of the Special Olympics.

In 1990, the first all-Union competitions were held, where athletes were selected who took part in the Summer European Games of the Special Olympics in Glasgow (Scotland) that same year. Representatives from Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Uzbekistan participated in the athletics, swimming, gymnastics and handball competitions from the USSR. The first experience of participating in international Special Olympics competitions gave me the opportunity to understand the principles of this movement and become familiar with its rules.

In 1991, on the basis of the State Central Institute physical culture An All-Union Special Olympics seminar was held, in which famous athletes in the past also participated: Alexander Balashov, Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, Lyudmila Kondratyeva, Galina Prozumenshchikova. After this, the summer All-Union Special Olympic Games were held. They were held in 9 sports in the cities of Russia, Ukraine and Moldova. Athletes with mental retardation from almost all Union republics took part in them. In June 1991, a delegation of the Soviet Union, consisting of 113 people, took part in the summer Special Olympics World Games in Minneapolis (USA), in competitions in athletics, swimming, weightlifting, gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, football, table tennis and handball. Level physical development and physical fitness of persons with mental retardation involved in the Special Olympics program ranges from low to average. Representatives of the Soviet Union, participants in the World Special Olympics there were quite a few Olympic games high level physical fitness.

In December 1991, due to the collapse of the Soviet Union, the All-Union Committee of the Special Olympics was liquidated and on its basis the public organization Special Olympics of Eurasia was created. The purpose of its creation is to help organize independent national programs Special Olympics in 12 countries in the territory former USSR.

In 1992, the first Eurasian Special Olympics Winter Games were held in Petrozavodsk (Russia), which included cross-country skiing and speed skating competitions; A floor hockey tournament was held in St. Petersburg.

In March 1993 in Austria, 156 athletes and coaches from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan participated in the Winter World Special olympic games cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, speed skating, figure skating, floor hockey.

In 1995, in New Haven (USA), independent teams from Russia, Azerbaijan, Tsguzia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine participated in the Summer Special Olympics World Games, and athletes from Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan competed in the united team of Eurasia, since independent national Special Olympics organizations have not yet been created in these countries.

In 1997, athletes from Russia and seven other CIS countries participated in the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Toronto (Canada).

Currently, independent Special Olympics organizations operate in all neighboring countries, organizing year-round training and holding national Special Olympics games and competitions. Every two years, athletes take part in the Special Olympics World Summer or Winter Games. Specialists and trainers annually participate in regional Special Olympics seminars.

In 1999 Russian Federation a public all-Russian Charitable organization assistance to people with mental retardation “Special Olympics of Russia”. The main goal stated in the organization's Charter is to promote, through physical culture and sports, successful rehabilitation, social adaptation and integration into society of people with mental retardation. Andrei Vladimirovich Pavlov was elected President of the Special Olympics of Russia, who held this post until May 2016. The new President and Chairman of the Board of the Special Olympics of Russia was Yuri Valentinovich Smirnov, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, Academician of the International Academy of Mineral Resources, Chairman of the Public Chamber of the Ivanovo Region. He had significant leadership experience, including in the Federation Council, and was awarded a large number of government awards.

At the end of 2016, about 120 thousand children and adults participate in the Special Olympics of Russia movement. There are 63 legally registered territorial branches of the Special Olympics of Russia.

The Special Olympics motto is: “Let me win, but if I fail, then let me be brave in the attempt!”

Special Olympics is the most widespread sports movement of this kind. It is accessible, constantly improving, offers a variety of sports programs aimed at individuals with intellectual disabilities of varying abilities, and provides the opportunity for anyone who wishes to find their interest in this movement.

Specialists select physical exercises in such a way as to provide an opportunity for every person with intellectual disabilities and other adaptive abilities, starting from the age of five, to participate in physical education and sports, sports competitions (from 8 years old) and benefit from them, regardless of level preparedness, gender and age.

The Special Olympics offers participants training and competition in more than 38 sports. In addition, a training program is offered for individuals with severe mental retardation and associated disabilities (for example, cerebral palsy). motor activity(PTDA), including special selection physical exercise and elements from various sports.

There is also a Unified Sports program, in which, along with persons with intellectual disabilities, healthy athletes also participate.

The “Athlete-Leader” program involves the athletes themselves assisting the coach in organizing and conducting training and competitions.

Under the “Healthy Athletes” program, athletes undergo a free examination during competitions, receiving expert opinions on their health status and recommendations for further examination of identified functional disorders of the body.

The “Torch Run” program brings together representatives of the security forces of countries around the world who take part in accompanying the torch with the Olympic flame, which they deliver to the site of the European or World Games of the Special Olympics.

Special Olympics family programs involve active support of athletes in terms of training and competitive activities by members of their families. This can manifest itself in joint activities, provision of comprehensive assistance to athletes, coaches and organizers of regular classes and sports events.

For the safety of athletes, some sports disciplines are prohibited at the Special Olympics. For example, in athletics, javelin and hammer throwing, pole vaulting, etc. diving, trampolining, biathlon, etc. ski jumping, all types of martial arts (except judo), including karate, rugby, American football, all types of shooting and fencing.

The popularity of the Special Olympics movement in the countries of the former USSR is explained by the fact that it stimulates the development and use of physical education and sports for people with intellectual disabilities. Active physical education and sports according to the Special Olympics programs have a positive impact on the activity of the main body systems, thereby promoting the development of correctional and compensatory functions, allowing athletes to adapt to life in society.

An indispensable role in the process of socialization of athletes with intellectual disabilities is played by the rules and regulations developed by the Special Olympic Committee and regulating participation in sports activities.

Rules of conduct for persons with mental retardation when playing sports.

• 1. Rules serve as a criterion for an athlete's behavior: a participant recognizes the rules of competition as a criterion not only to justify his own behavior, such as participating in competitions with the goal of winning, but also to evaluate the behavior of others. For example, if opponents do not follow the rules of the game, then their victory should not be counted.
• 2. Rules are popular, social and universal: these characteristics help people understand situations. Participants in a sporting event understand each other thanks to established rules. The audience also understands what is happening in each case.
• 3. The rules must be taught in order to know not only the rules for conducting various sporting events, but also the rules of relationships.

The system of rules imposes certain responsibilities on an athlete with mental retardation: each sport has own rules, own requirements for the athlete’s level of preparedness, training program, etc.

The development of various forms of sports activity of persons with mental retardation requires careful familiarization of these athletes with the norms and rules associated with their participation in sports. Sports organizations for persons with mental retardation should improve the methods by which persons with mental retardation can learn the rules.

The organization of the Special Olympics of Russia is developing successfully. In addition to the increase in the number of participants and sports practiced, the number of competitions is growing and the coaching staff is increasing.

Quantitative indicators turn into quality: the level of athletes’ preparedness increases, communication skills, thinking, volitional sphere, which leads them to successful socialization and a sense of themselves as full citizens of the country.

Society develops a tolerant attitude towards people with intellectual problems, understanding them, and a desire to provide them with support.

Introduction

Special Olympics International- an international organization dealing with the organization of sports events for people with mental disabilities. Is the main organizer of the Special Olympics World Games ( Special Olympics World Games), held every 4 years. The organization was founded in 1968 in Chicago by physical education teacher Anna McGlone Buerke.

Chapter. History of the Special Olympics Movement

The Special Olympics movement arose on the initiative of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of US President John F. Kennedy. In 1957, she headed the Joseph Kennedy Foundation. The foundation has two main goals: to find protection against mental retardation by identifying its causes and to improve the way society treats citizens with intellectual disabilities.

In 1963, Eunice and her husband Sargent Shriver decided to change the situation of people who were considered superfluous in society. To that end, they converted their Maryland home into a sports day camp for children and adults with mental retardation to study their abilities. The first results of working with them showed how sensitive these people are to care and how, with support and patient training, their inner potential is revealed. People with mental retardation turned out to be much more capable in various types sports and physical culture than experts thought before.

In July 1968, the first international Special Olympics was held at Military Field in Chicago, organized by Anna Burke with funds from the Kennedy Foundation. In December of the same year, the Special Olympics organization was created and received the status of a charitable organization. Over the years, more than three million people from 180 countries have become participants in the Special Olympics movement.

Until 1989, the games were held exclusively in the United States under the name Special Olympics International. Then other countries began to host the games, and they were renamed the Special Olympics World Games

chapter. History of the Special Olympics Movement in Russia

In February 1990, the first all-Union seminar for physical education specialists was held in Sukhumi (Georgia), dedicated to the organization of sports work with mentally retarded people under the Special Olympics program. At this seminar, the public organization “All-Union Committee of the Special Olympics” was created, which marked the beginning of the development of this movement in all republics of the former Soviet Union.

The seminar was attended by Russian (A.A. Dmitriev, V.M. Mozgovoy) and American (Dr. Hieli and Dr. Dolan) scientists in the field of physical education of persons with mental retardation, employees of the ministries of education, social security, health, physical education teachers, speech pathologists, as well as specialists from the international organization Special Olympics International, led by the president of this organization, Mr. Sargent Shriver. Then Russian specialists first became acquainted with the Special Olympics program.

In 1990, the first all-Union competitions were held, at which athletes from Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Uzbekistan were selected, who took part in the summer European Special Olympic Games in Glasgow (Scotland) in athletics, swimming, gymnastics and handball that same year. This first experience of participating in international Special Olympics competitions gave the coaches the opportunity to understand the principles of this movement and become more familiar with its requirements and rules.

In the spring of 1991, in Moscow, on the basis of GCOLIFK, an all-Union seminar “Special Olympics” was held, in which well-known athletes in the past took part: Tatyana Sarycheva, Alexander Boloshev, Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, Lyudmila Kondratyeva, Galina Prozumenshchikova. After this, the summer All-Union Special Olympic Games were held; they were held in 9 sports in the cities of Russia, Ukraine and Moldova. Athletes with mental retardation from almost all republics took part in them.

In June 1991, a delegation of 113 people, including representatives of all Soviet republics, took part in the summer Special Olympics World Games in Minneapolis (USA), in competitions in athletics, swimming, weightlifting, gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, football, table tennis, handball.

In December 1991, due to the collapse of the Soviet Union, the All-Union Committee of the Special Olympics was liquidated and the public organization Special Olympics of Eurasia was created. The purpose of its creation was to help organize independent national Special Olympics programs in 12 young countries in the territory of the former Soviet Union.

In 1992, the first winter Special Olympic Games of Eurasia were held in Petrozavodsk, the program of which included cross-country skiing and speed skating competitions; A floor hockey tournament was held in St. Petersburg.

In March 1993 in Austria, 156 athletes and coaches from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan participated in the Special Olympics Winter World Games in competitions in cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, speed skating, figure skating, and floor hockey.

In 1994, in Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), athletes from Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan participated in the athletics, swimming, basketball, table tennis, and football competitions at the Special Olympics Eurasia Summer Games. Unfortunately, due to financial problems, other countries were not able to take part in them.

In 1995, in New Haven (USA), independent teams from Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine participated in the Summer Special Olympics World Games, and athletes from Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan competed in one team Eurasia, since independent national organizations “Special Olympics” have not yet been created in these countries.

Such rapid growth of the Special Olympics movement in the post-Soviet countries can be explained by the fact that it stimulates the development and use of physical education and sports for people with mental retardation. It was revealed that active physical education and sports have a positive effect on the functioning of the main body systems of people with mental retardation, thereby promoting the development of correctional and compensatory functions that allow them to adapt to life in society.

The Special Olympics of Russia is an all-Russian public charitable organization, officially recognized by the Russian Olympic Committee, which is the national committee of the international public organization Special Olympics International.

In September 1999, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation first registered the “Special Olympics of Russia” - the only organization in our country representing Russia in SOI, including at international competitions.

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Where and when did the Special Olympics Movement begin?

The Special Olympics movement arose on the initiative of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of US President John F. Kennedy. 1963 In the USA

What is the main goal of the Special Olympics?

The Special Olympics are held solely for the purpose of adapting people with intellectual disabilities. At competitions there is no goal to identify the strongest and record sports records. All participants are divided into divisions depending on their athletic training. Thus, to participate in Special Olympics competitions, there is no requirement to demonstrate any athletic achievements. The difference in results between athletes of the same division should not be more than 10% (15% is allowed if the number of athletes is small). No more than 8 participants compete in each division. At the same time, there are also 8 places on the podium - that is, in principle there are no losers.

Three athletes who took the highest three places in each division, as well as partially other participants, are selected for competitions at a higher level by drawing lots. As a result, everyone has a chance to get to the World Special Olympics, regardless of their sporting achievements.

At the Special Olympics, there is no recording of the nationality of participants and there are no “team competitions” between different countries.

Which organization runs the Special Olympics programs in the Russian Federation? In the Russian Federation, the development of the Special Olympics movement is carried out by the Special Olympics of Russia - an all-Russian public charitable organization for helping people with mental retardation.

What are the features of the work of the Special Olympic Committee of St. Petersburg?

Describe the similarities and differences between the Special Olympics Movement and the Paralympic Movement.

Reveal the prerequisites for the development of adaptive sports among persons with intellectual disabilities.

Name and characterize the main dates in the development of adaptive sports among people with intellectual disabilities abroad.

1963 USA Eunice Kennedy Shriver opened in her own home summer camp for mentally retarded people.

1968 first international Special Olympics games

1977 first international winter games in the USA Special Olympics

2015 Summer 14th Games in Los Angeles Special Olympics

2013 Winter 10th Games in China Special Olympics

In 2012, persons with intellectual disabilities were again included in the Paralympic movement

Name and characterize the main dates in the development of adaptive sports among persons with intellectual disabilities in our country.

In Russia there are 5 stages:

1st stage “pre-scientific” 1912 - 1959 The founder of this was V.P. Kashchenko (1912), who paid great attention to therapeutic and recreational activities (gymnastics, games, massage) when working in the school-sanatorium he opened. In those years, special importance in the auxiliary school was given to an educational subject called “mental orthopedics” (this was a system of exercises that helped correct mental deficiencies, including movements to improve fine motor skills (fingers and hands). In addition, the curriculum included A auxiliary school was included along with lessons in drawing, singing, manual labor and physical exercise.

2nd stage: first scientific research 1960 -1965 (Alexander Sergeevich Samylichev)

3rd stage 1966 - 1975 introduction of a protective regime for people with disabilities. Based on a study of the motor skills and physical development of oligophrenic children, the peculiarities of their motor sphere were emphasized in every possible way and all sorts of prohibitions and restrictions were introduced.

4th stage 1976 - 1990 In 1977, the study of students’ mastery of complex motor actions, development of a system of special and leading exercises.

Stage 5, from 1991 to the present, the introduction of competitive activities into the lives of students with intellectual disabilities. Entry into the world sports movement. Creation of the Special Olympics of Russia A.V. Pavlov - President.

Name the locations and dates of the Summer Special Olympics World Games since 1968.

Name the places and dates of the Special Olympics World Winter Games since 1968.

Tell us about the first summer Special Olympics in which our country took part.

In 1995, in New Haven (USA), independent teams from Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine participated in the Summer Special Olympics World Games, and athletes from Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan competed in one team of Eurasia, since independent national Special Olympics organizations have not yet been created in these countries.

Tell me about the activities of the Special Olympics organization.

The main periods of formation and development of adaptive sports in Russia should be considered:

1st period: 1932 – period of origin, characterized by the emergence of the first organized forms of physical exercise with people with disabilities, the emergence of the first sports organizations and sections for people with disabilities in Russia (mainly for hearing and vision)

2nd period: 1932 – 1980 – period of experience, which is characterized by the further development of sports for the deaf, the active development of the theory and methodology of exercise therapy with elements of sports for persons with musculoskeletal impairment

3rd period: 1980 – 1992 – formation adaptive sports in Russia, which begins with the creation of the first in the USSR Federation of Sports for Disabled People under the City Sports Committee of Leningrad. Participation of domestic disabled athletes with a disability in the Paralympic Games in Spain.

4th period: 1992 – 1996 – recession period a pronounced decline in the popularity of Russian adaptive sports due to sharp decline government funding. Participation in debt.

5th period: 1996 – 2000 – revival adaptive sports in new Russia. Formalization of adaptive FC as a science, creation of the Paralympic Committee in Russia in 1996, active participation of Russian disabled athletes in international competitions.

6th period: from 2000 to present – development of adaptive sports in Russia, which is characterized by an increase in the number of people involved in adaptive sports, significant achievements of Russian disabled athletes in the international arena, active development TiMAFK

Features of sports for the visually impaired

There are three classes according to the IBSA classification for people with impaired vision - these are B1, B2 and B3. This classification is determined by the visual acuity of each athlete:

B1: from the inability to see light with either eye to the presence of such an ability, but the inability to distinguish the outline of a hand at any distance or in any direction (totally blind).

B2: from the ability to distinguish the outline of the hand to a visual acuity of 2/60 and/or a visual field of less than 5 degrees.

B3: from visual acuity over 2/60 to 6/60 and/or visual field over 5 degrees and less than 20 degrees.

In the process of preparing a disabled athlete, their coaches have long noticed that disabled people have much more desire and perseverance than people without physical disabilities, and this helps them overcome difficulties both in sports and in life. This fact contributes to the achievement of high results by the athlete. But the price of these results is much higher, as can be seen from the example of the training of a skier. Sports: mini-football, archery (with a leader), athletics (with a leader), cross-country skiing, biathlon, swimming, cycling, dressage (equestrian sport), volleyball, goalball, boccia,

Since children from the age of 8 are allowed to participate in competitive activities in official sports of the Special Olympics, it is advisable to begin training sessions with them from the age of 6-7. Most children of this age have a number of basic skills typical of ordinary children, but their actions are more intense, less natural and dexterous. They walk, run, climb, many know how to dress, use the toilet, and eat. However, more complex motor skills are difficult to master. Children with mental retardation may lack coordination of the process of planning and executing a motor action.

All sports in which training and competitions can be conducted with persons with intellectual disabilities, International organization The Special Olympics (SOI) is divided into two categories:

• - official sports;
• - nationally popular sports.

Official sports approved by the SOI Board of Directors include:

Summer sports:

Swimming

Athletics

Basketball

Bicycle racing

Horseback Riding

Weightlifting

Table tennis

Volleyball

Gymnastics

Roller skating

Winter sports:

Skiing

Ski race

Figure skating

Skating

Nationally Popular Sports are sports that are not classified as official sports by SOI, but are included by SOI in Special Olympics training and competition programs.

To approve a sport as a nationally popular sport, it is necessary to perform a number of procedures and meet certain criteria:

• a) official regulations on the conduct of training and competitions in this sport must be submitted to the SOI Department of World Games and Competitions;
• b) a medical advisory committee shall examine the sport and determine its compliance with SOI health and safety standards;
• c) there must be confirmation of interest in this sport on the part of coaches, people with disabilities mental development, schools, athlete family groups, specialized agencies, etc., working with potential Special Olympics athletes;
• d) rules must be developed that can be used during competitions, and an Advisory Committee for this sport must be created;
• e) Recognition of the sport should facilitate year-round competition and training, which is the core business of the Special Olympics, and will create additional meaningful opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities, including sports competitions for people with different levels abilities, types of programs for athletes with the most limited abilities, etc.

Special Olympics International (SOI) identifies prohibited sports that it determines do not meet minimum health and safety standards or place the health and safety of special athletes at unreasonable risk. Currently, prohibited sports include: boxing, fencing, shooting, karate and other types of martial arts.

After determining the level of minimal impairment and admission to participation in training and competitions under the Special Olympics program (persons with a number of other developmental disabilities (lesions of the musculoskeletal system, vision, hearing, etc.) can participate in the activities of the Special Olympics, but only in the event that they have a minimal level of impairment of intellectual functions.Intellectual impairment is the main (determining) sign for inclusion of those wishing to be included in the Special Olympics program), the central issue is the division of athletes into divisions.

Division system

• 1. Special Olympics competitions provide athletes with the opportunity to demonstrate the athletic skills acquired during training. Athletes in each competition must strive to demonstrate best performance. In order for athletes to receive maximum experience participation in competitions, they must be organized in such a way that all attention is concentrated on the athletes. In the Special Olympics movement, this principle means that regardless of placing, any performance is a personal victory.
• 2. The international organization of the Special Olympics has developed appropriate rules to ensure the most successful participation of athletes in competitions and stimulate their sportsmanship at all levels of competition. Competitions must be held regularly, in accordance with the approved rules, with competent judging. Family members, friends and spectators must be given the opportunity to share with the athletes in the success they achieve during competition.
• 3. The fundamental difference between Special Olympics competitions and competitions organized by other sports organizations is that athletes of all abilities are encouraged to participate. The competition is structured in such a way that athletes of the same ability level compete with each other, for which they are divided into divisions. Historically, SOI has proposed that divisions be formed so that the difference between the highest and lowest scores within each division is no more than 10%. This recommendation is not a rule, but should be considered as a principle for the formation of divisions of athletes of equal ability, given the appropriate number of participants.

In general, the division into divisions is based on three criteria: the distribution of athletes by gender, by age groups and by ability level. The following points must be taken into account:

1. Athlete ability is the primary factor in the divisional divisions of Special Olympics competition.

The ability of an athlete or team is determined by the result recorded from previous competitions or from the qualifying round. When forming groups, age and gender are also important factors.

2. Competitions are considered to be best organized when each division has at least three and no more than eight athletes or teams of equal ability. However, in some cases the number of athletes or teams participating in the competition is insufficient to achieve this goal.

It should be noted that in our country, the “Special Olympics of Russia”, whose president is A.V., deals with the organization of adaptive sports for people with intellectual disabilities and interaction with international structures on this issue. Pavlov.

One of the leading domestic programs for the Special Olympic movement is implemented by the Special Olympic Committee of St. Petersburg (President V.L. Mutko, General Director S.V. Gutnikov), which celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2001. Distinctive Features programs of the Special Olympic Committee (SOC) of St. Petersburg are:

Integration of efforts of state, public, commercial organizations based on collective agreement between the SOC, committees and departments of the administration of St. Petersburg, supervising issues of physical culture and sports, education, social security, and the institutions under their jurisdiction (orphanages, special, correctional educational institutions; institutions of additional education for children's physical culture and sports, psychoneurological boarding schools, etc.), as well as institutions and organizations vocational education and science (SPbGAFK named after P.F. Lesgaft, Institute of Special Pedagogy and Psychology of the International University of Family and Child named after R. Wallenberg, etc.), other structures;

consolidation of programs special olympics and special art programs (Special Art) into a single program;

large coverage of students, both organized in government agencies and studying at home.

Based on the above, it becomes clear that the main thing in the Special Olympics is the socialization and integration into society of people with mental retardation, informing the public about their capabilities and talents, and training and competitions act as effective means- accessible and interesting for such people, with the help of which the mission and goal of the Special Olympics are realized.