1983 Special Olympics World Summer Games

Multi-sport event in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US January 2018 The 1983 Special Olympics World Summer Games were held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, on the campus of Louisiana State University from July 12–18, 1983.http://www.specialolympics.org/Sections/What_We_Do/History/History_1980s.aspx Recognition and Growth Around the World Special Olympics en 2017-09-04 Events included athletics, Softball Throw and Swimming. This was the first Special Olympics World Summer Games to feature Special Olympics New Zealand over thirty years ago, since then over 300 athletes have traveled to Special Olympics Events Internationally representing Special Olympics New Zealand. The games featured 4,000 athletes from 50 nations, the most of any Summer Special Olympics up to that point (exceeding the 3,500 athletes from 24 countries that participated in the 1979 games).6 International Games History http://archives.nd.edu/observer/v21/1987-07-30_v21_Special-Olympics.pdf 31 October 2019 The Observer July 1987 More than 60,000 spectators attended the games.Mile http://archives.nd.edu/observer/v21/1987-07-30_v21_Special-Olympics.pdf 31 October 2019 12 The Observer July 1987 Thirteen sports were offered. The sport of powerlifting (Special Olympics) was represented for the first time. References Brockport, United States Special Olympics World Summer Games Notre Dame-South Bend, United States Category:Special Olympics World Games Category:1983 in multi-sport events Category:1983 in sports in Louisiana Category:July 1983 sports events in the United States Category:Multi-sport events in the United States Category:Sports in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Category:Olympic Games in the United States Category:1983 in disability sport Category:Parasports in the United States