Special Olympics Malaysia - Blog , Young AthletesSpecial Olympics Malaysia - Blog , Young Athleteshttps://www.specialolympicsmalaysia.org/blogs/young-athletesWed, 18 Mar 2026 11:29:22 -0700http://zoho.com/sites/<![CDATA[Young Athletes Launched]]>https://www.specialolympicsmalaysia.org/blogs/post/Young-Athletes-launchedSpecial Olympics Young Athletes program launched.]]>

Young Athletes backpack handover ceremony

Special Olympics Malaysia held a simple Young Athletes (YA) kits backpacks handover ceremony at Animal for Youngs center in Cyberjaya, Selangor, one of the centers in Selangor that offers Special Olympics Young Athletes. The backpacks, sponsored by MetLife Foundation, were handover by madam Lam Saw Yin, President of Special Olympics Malaysia to madam. Patricia Wong, President of SO Selangor and Dr. Khew, owner of the Centre on behalf of Special Olympics Selangor.


Special Olympics Young Athletes is a sport and play program for children with and without intellectual disabilities (ID), ages 2 to 7 years old. Young Athletes introduces basic sport skills, like running, kicking and throwing. Young Athletes offers families, teachers, caregivers and people from the community the chance to share the joy of sports with all children.

Young Athletes provides children with activities and games that meet their individual skill and ability levels, while allowing them to play together in a fun and inclusive environment. The program shows that all children should be valued for their talents and abilities. Children of all abilities take part, and they all benefit.


Through Young Athletes, all children, their families and people in the community are welcomed into the world of Special Olympics and can be a part of an inclusive team.

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FIT5 Home Fitness Coaching Course

Special Olympics Malaysia in collaboration with the HEAL Research Unit of University Malaysia Sabah, has organized a series of FIT5 home fitness exercises that run from August 2021 until December 2021. This series of online course covers Level 1 to Level 5 of FIT5 exercises.



The series of online training started its level 1 course on the Saturday, 14th August 2021. The course is conducted by Dr. D Maryama Binti Ag Daud and her team of volunteers. Dr.  Maryama is a Fitness Coach of Special Olympics Asia Pacific and is in the Global Fitness Taskforce of Special Olympics International. She is also a FunFitness Clinical Director of Special Olympics Malaysia.

The objective of this Course is to encourage home fitness - for our athletes and their family members to keep fit while they practice Stay Home and Stay Safe SOPs during this period of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the process of learning the exercises, participants who are interested to become Special Olympics FIT5 Home Fitness Community Coach, can submit video recordings of the practice exercises learned at each level to the Trainer for Assessment.

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