Special Olympics Malaysia - Blog #Program DevelopmentSpecial Olympics Malaysia - Blog #Program Developmenthttps://www.specialolympicsmalaysia.org/blogs/tag/program-developmentWed, 18 Mar 2026 11:36:27 -0700http://zoho.com/sites/<![CDATA[Special Olympics Malaysia, athletes determined to show what true grit can accomplish]]>https://www.specialolympicsmalaysia.org/blogs/post/true-grit-can-accomplishSpecial Olympics Malaysia, athletes determined to show what true grit can accomplish.]]>

Funding, or the lack of it, is often the biggest issue raised by sports organisations in Malaysia.


Even the bigger and more popular sports bodies face the same problem in ensuring there is enough funds to prepare their athletes for major competitions, and to develop their respective sports.


And then there’s Special Olympics Malaysia (SOM). How is the Special Olympics World Games different from the Paralympics?


The World Games is for those with intellectual disabilities, while the Paralympics is mainly for athletes with physical disabilities.


SOM, and its state affiliates, strive to provide year-round sports training and competitions for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Their mission is to give this group of special athletes an opportunity to develop physical fitness, demonstrate tenacity and grit, and more importantly, experience the joy of participating in sporting activities with their families and other members of the community.

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As we near the end of 2022, meeting participants were reminded of the theme “Building Back Stronger.” This meeting was special because it was the first face-to-face meeting since the pandemic, and every participating state shared their calendar of activities for 2022 and 2023.

 

Special Olympics Asia Pacific Regional Office, Ms Shruti Mehta also shared about what other countries across the region were doing, and pointed out that, “The national identity of each program is important for us to build any kind of growth in this region.”

 

She also added that SO Malaysia is one of the more established programs with great potential. Its  bottom-up model is also very unique. It demonstrates how very real grassroots activity is and her take back from her brief meeting with the SOM leadership teams, is how voluntary driven it is.

 

SOM President Lam concluded the meeting on the 11th December, 2022, with her hope that the Malaysia program is able to grow back stronger because of the good grassroots foundation it has at the local levels.

After a full day meeting: Committee members, board members, state leaders, state program representatives, and the National office take a group picture to commemorate the moment.

(L-R:) Connie, ND, Shruti from SOAP, and Henry from SO Perak.

 

SOM had the privilege of having Shruti Mehta fly in from SO Asia Pacific, to talk about the importance of a National Office Team. She stressed why the national program has to work closely with state programs to be able to fulfil objectives at national and state level.

The meeting is in full swing - after welcome remarks by the President Madam Lam, board members presented their reports.
 

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