Twenty-two Malaysian athletes from five states will be representing the country to compete at the Special Olympics (SO) World Games in June in Berlin. They will be competing in six sporting events – swimming, bocce, badminton, athletics, table tennis and bowling.
The Special Olympics Malaysia (SOM) team comprises 16 athletes with intellectual disabilities (ID) and six unified partners who socialise and play the sports along with the ID athletes.
SOM national director Connie Yee said five athletes from the Selangor team would be participating in the SO World Games in Berlin.
