Sailing
Since 1995, sailing has been part of the Special Olympics World Games.
The athletes sit in small boats.
The boats have a sail.
The boats are propelled by the wind.
The athletes have to steer the boat in a specific way
so that it gets a lot of wind.
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Unified Sports®
In Unified Sports®, people with ID and
people without disabilities play sport together.
They also compete together.
The people with ID are called athletes.
The people without disabilities are called partners.
Is sailing a Unified Sport?
Yes.
There are teams of people with ID.
And there are teams of people with ID and people without disabilities.
How many people do sailing at the World Games?
32 athletes and 25 partners.
Wannsee
Sailing takes place at Wannsee.
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