Special Olympics World Games

Special Olympics World Games-2015.

At Los Angeles,USA on July 25 to August 2.

The 2015 Special Olympics World Games is a sporting event that will be held in Los Angeles on July 25 to August 2, 2015. It will be the first Special Olympics World Games held in the United States in 16 years. LA 2015 marks the second time that the World Games will be hosted in Los Angeles. Los Angeles hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 1932 and 1984. It was announced on September 15, 2011 that Los Angeles won its bid, beating out a bid from South Africa. It is expected that the games will attract about 30,000 volunteers. The Games will be a celebration of the talents, perseverance and achievements of those with intellectual disabilities, furthering the global mission of Special Olympics, founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver.