Special Olympics Badminton National Competition kicks off in preparation for Berlin Olympics

Today, Wednesday, the activities of the National Competition for the Egyptian Special Olympics in badminton, held in Hall No. 3 of the Halls Complex at Cairo International Stadium, kicked off today.

The opening ceremony was witnessed by Amr Mohy El-Din Eltahawy, Deputy National Director of Special Olympics Egypt, Tarek El-Naggar, Director of Initiatives and members of the Organizing Committee of Special Olympics Egypt, with the participation of more than 30 players from the bodies of the Special Olympics branches in the different governorates of Egypt

The competition is eligible to join the Egyptian team participating in the Special Olympics World Summer Games, which are scheduled to be held in Berlin, Germany in 2023, through which members of the Egyptian badminton team will be nominated within the Egyptian delegation participating in the games.

The opening ceremony was held in accordance with the rules of the Special Olympics from entering the queue for the opening ceremony presentation from the various media flags of Egypt, Special Olympics and UNIFI Egypt, followed by a queue showing the participating bodies, playing the republican peace, VIP speeches, throwing the players' oath and carrying the torch of the competition to officially start the competitions with the process of dividing the participants according to ability, age and gender, followed by the finals stage and crowning the players and concluding the competitions with a public draw ceremony between the first winners of the various races to select the members of the Egyptian Olympic team Badminton to be part of the Egyptian delegation to the World Games in Berlin, Germany, the next year 2023

It is noteworthy that the national competition for the Egyptian Special Olympics Badminton is considered part of the national games that were launched in 2022.