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Zimní sporty ve Speciálních olympiádách
Winter sports within Special Olympics

Author(s): Hana Válková
Subject(s): Sports Studies
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: intellectual disability; Inas-FID; Special Olympics; crosscountry skiing; alpine skiing;

Summary/Abstract: Physical activities and sports in winter outdoor environment are the part of spectrum of possible activities of persons with intellectual disability. Theoretical study is focused on description of winter sports related to domains: a) different approaches in Inas-FID and Special Olympics; b) survey of World Winter Games and national games of SO; c) check-list of winter sports included in World Special Olympic Games and in Czech National program; d) specific regulations of sports selection according sportsman abilities; e) „maximal effort“ regulation; f) possibilities of participation in Special Olympics, and winter sports.

  • Issue Year: 7/2013
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 291-305
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Czech
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