Start of the Special Olympics torch relay (Photo: City of Krefeld, Press and Communication, A. Bischof) Advertisements
Krefeld. Full of pride and anticipation, athletes from various Krefeld clubs carried the Special Olympics NRW torch through the city on April 24th.
Mayor Gisela Klaer and city director Markus Schön first welcomed the participants in the foyer of the town hall. After the torch was lit and the starting signal was fired at 6 p.m., the eight-kilometer route to the Covestro Sports Park in Uerdingen was covered as a relay. At the end there was a barbecue evening together in the beach club. Natascha Dauben from the Special Olympics Committee passed the torch virtually to the city of Emsdetten. “It was a wonderful sight to see the start of the torch relay at the town hall,” says city director Markus Schön. “I consider it a great honor to be able to light the torch and confirmation that we are on the right track in Krefeld when it comes to sport and inclusion. There has been a lot of movement on the topic in our sports and club landscape – and that’s exactly the right thing to do.”
Special Olympics state games from May 22nd to 25th in Münster
The 5th Special Olympics State Games will be held in Münster from May 22nd to 25th. Over 1,500 athletes from all over North Rhine-Westphalia will compete against each other in 18 different disciplines, including badminton, basketball, beach volleyball, bowling, football, golf, judo, cycling, dancing and tennis. Both the three Krefeld medal winners from the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin – Nils Leffers, Clemens Schmidt and Anna Mannheims – as well as the newly founded inclusive handball team of SC Bayer Uerdingen 05 qualified for the state games. Numerous clubs and organizations were involved in the torch relay, including Lebenshilfe Krefeld, KEV, HSG, Seiderupen, ATS Krefeld, Alexianer Hospital and Caritas.
The city of Krefeld, together with numerous civil society actors, has significantly increased its commitment to inclusion. In addition to participating in the host town program of the Special Olympics World Games, awards are given once a year to sports clubs that are particularly committed to this area. Most recently, SC Bayer 05 Uerdingen and the Krefeld Golf Club received funding for their efforts in the area of inclusion.
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2024-04-28 22:13:02
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