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Google doodle celebrates start of Special Olympics

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IANS Los Angeles

Internet giant Google on Saturday created an innovative doodle celebrating the 14th Special Olympics World Summer Games that will run here July 25-August 2.

In the doodle, animated athletes are seen kicking a football, swimming, stretching, lifting weights and even swinging a golf club.

More than 7,000 athletes from 177 nations will compete in 25 different sporting disciplines, including cycling, handball, power lifting, softball, volleyball, judo, tennis among others. The 10-day event is expected to attract some 500,000 spectators.

The Special Olympics World Games is an international sporting competition for athletes with intellectual disabilities. This year it will also have approximately 30,000 volunteers.

 

The Games will take place at the iconic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum that hosted the 1932 and 1984 Olympics.

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First Published: Jul 25 2015 | 1:36 PM IST

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