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Al Younbouh is representative of the Special Olympics office in Kesrwan and Jbeil regions of Lebanon. Our members are trained by a team of professionals, who also coordinate among all centers and the Special Olympics office in Beirut.
Featured sports include athletics, aquatics, badminton, basketball, bowling, cycling, discobolo, floor hockey, football, roller skating, speed skating, softball, and table tennis enabling our young people to participate in national and international tournaments. Many of our members express exceptional sports talents mainly in 700m runs in which a participant from Al Younbouh won a gold medal with a 26-second difference between him and the second place holder.
Special Olympics Activities
2006
11 – 15 November
2006 Special Olympics Middle East/North Africa Regional Games
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
24-26 November
National Activity: training session for coaches. ALPS program
Baalbeck, Lebanon
SPORT DAY AT RIAET EL YATIM ASSOCIATION رعاية اليتيم IN SAIDA
Al Younbouh had a glorious day in the south of Lebanon this Sunday, May 14. All of Special Olympics Keserwan were invited by RIAET EL YATIM ASSOCIATION رعاية اليتيم in Saida for a Sport Day and a lot of fun.
Al Younbouh Center showed a fantastic result; 5 Gold Medals, 5 Silver Medals and 1 Bronze Medal!
Here are the winners:
GOLD Medals in “Bocce”
- Mira Siriany
- Sylvia Jebara
- Mariana Rizk
- Josiane El Hachem
GOLD Medals in “Poids”
SILVER Medals in “Bocce”
- Charbel Erban
- Mansour Khoury
- Joseph Khoury
- Elie Chamoun
SILVER Medal in “Running 100 m”
BRONZE Medal in “Running 100 m”
2007
10-19 October 2007
2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games
Shanghai, China
Learn more about Special Olympics in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at the following links:
Special Olympics Middle East and North Africa Web Site
http://www.somena.org/en/index.asp
Hala Abdouni, Special Olympics Lebanon
http://www.specialolympics.org/Special+Olympics+Public+Website/English/Initiatives/
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