President Danilo Medina and First Lady Candida Montilla presided over the opening of the World Tennis Invitational Santo Domingo, part of the Special Olympics global competitions, at the installations of the Parque del Este in eastern Santo Domingo. 220 athletes from 30 countries are participating in the tennis matches from 12-16 November 2018. The Dominican Republic is represented by a 26-athlete strong delegation.
The event marks the 50th anniversary of the Special Olympics World Tennis Invitational. For the occasion, the Dominican Republic is also hosting the Special Olympics Global Athletes Congress from 9 to 17 November. For the events, 100 coaches, 500 families, 50 judges and officials from around the world are here.
The Office of the First Lady of Dominican Republic is coordinating the events together with the Ministry of Sports and providing all its support in the organization, logistics and operation of these activities.
As reported by Special Olympics, with the celebration of these events, the Dominican Republic consolidates its commitment to the promotion of societies with greater inclusion, respect and dignified treatment of people with different abilities. In the Dominican Republic, part of these actions are motorized through the Center for Integral Attention for Disability (CAID), based in Santo Domingo West, Santiago and San Juan de la Maguana. CAID is under by the Office of First Lady Candida Montilla.
In addition to the World Tennis Invitational and the Global Athletes Congress, Santo Domingo is hosting the Special Olympics International Board of Directors Annual Meeting. The three events are part of the commemorative activities of the 50th Anniversary celebration of Special Olympics.
Read more in Spanish:
https://presidencia.gob.do/noticias/inicia-en-la-republica-dominicana-la-fiesta-mundial-de-la-inclusion-con-actividades-de
12 November 2018
