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USE / APB

Unity Sports Events (USE) / Achieving Personal Best (APB)

Unity Sports Events (USE) / USE Demonstration
The Organizing Committee ATHENS 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, in collaboration with Special Olympics International (SOI), will proceed to the incorporation of a totally new program in the Special Olympics World Summer Games. This program, under the title Unity Sports Events (USE), consists of a series of individual non-official competition activities.  The USE program will offer the opportunity to internationally well-known sports figures, entertainment celebrities and other fans to be paired up with Special Olympics athletes and coaches in a series of sport events. The USE program also includes USE Demonstration activities which are open to the public such as exhibition events and demonstration matches between famous athletes. These events will be incorporated in most of the official competitions as exhibition events and help create a relationship of respect, acceptance and camaraderie among all participants. The USE program and the USE Demonstration are open to the public and will follow the hereunder schedule:

Date / Time

Sport

Sport Venue

26 June / 15.00-16.00 

Cycling

Hellinikon Olympic Softball Venue

26 June / 10.30-12.00

Tennis

OAKA Olympic Tennis Center

28 June / 13.00-13.30

Badminton

Hellinikon Fencing Hall 1

28 June / 14.00-16.00

Golf

Glyfada Golf Course

28 June / 15.30-16.00

Roller Skating

Peace & Friendship Stadium (Main Hall)

28 June / 10.00-14.00

Football Fun Park/USE Demo

Hellinikon Common Domain (next to Hellinikon Olympic Hockey Venue)

28 June / 11.30-12.30

Tennis/USE Demo

OAKA Olympic Tennis Center

29 June / 14.00-14.30

Aquatics/USE Demo

OAKA Olympic Aquatic Center

29 June / 10.00-14.00

Football Fun Park/USE Demo

Hellinikon Common Domain (next to Hellinikon Olympic Hockey Venue)

30 June / 17.00-17.30

Beach Volleyball

Peace & Friendship Stadium (Beach Volleyball Venue)

30 June / 14.00-16.00

Golf

Glyfada Golf Course

30 June / 10.00-14.00

Football Fun Park/USE Demo

Hellinikon Common Domain (next to Hellinikon Olympic Hockey Venue)

1 July / 10.00-14.00

Football Fun Park/USE Demo

Hellinikon Common Domain (next to Hellinikon Olympic Hockey Venue)

1 July / 13.00-16.00

Sailing

Sailing Academy Schinias

1 July / 12.00-13.00

Kayaking (Dragon Boat Races)

Schinias Olympic Rowing & Canoeing Centre

1 July / 13.00-14.00  

Table Tennis

Peace & Friendship Stadium (Sport Training Halls 2)

1 July / 12.00-12.30

Handball

Hellinikon Fencing Hall 2

2 July / 13.00-14.00  

Table Tennis

Peace & Friendship Stadium (Sport Training Halls 2)

2 July / 10.00-14.00

Football Fun Park/USE Demo

Hellinikon Common Domain (next to Hellinikon Olympic Hockey Venue)

2 July / 12.00-13.00

Kayaking

Schinias Olympic Rowing & Canoeing Centre

2 July / 13.45

Athletics (4x100m)

OAKA Olympic Stadium

2 July / 16.30-17.30

Volleyball

OAKA Olympic Stadium - Kasimatis Hall

2 July / 12.30-13.30

Softball

Hellinikon Olympic Softball Venue

3 July / 13.00-14.00

Bowling

Blanos Sports Park –Spata

3 July / 13.30-14.00

Cycling/USE Demo

Hellinikon Olympic Softball Venue

3 July / 12.00-13.00

Tennis/USE Demo

OAKA Olympic Tennis Center

3 July / 17.00-18.00

Gymnastics/USE Demo

Hellinikon Olympic Indoor Hall

3 July / 13.00-14.00  

Table Tennis

Peace & Friendship Stadium (Sport Training Halls 2)

3 July / 15.00-15.30

Aquatics

OAKA Olympic Aquatic Center

3 July / 8.00-11.00

Half Marathon&10k

Panathenaikon Stadium

3 July / 15.00-16.30

Basketball

OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall

3 July / 11.45-12.30

Football (5x5)

Hellinikon Olympic Hockey Venue

3 July / 17.30-18.30

Bocce

Peace & Friendship Stadium (Sport Training Halls 1)

4 July /9.30-12.00

Gymnastics (APB-USE Demo)

Hellinikon Olympic Indoor Hall

Achieving Personal Best (APB)
Achieving Personal Best (APB) activities have been added to the daily schedule as a way to provide Special Olympics athletes and coaches new opportunities to develop their sport abilities and acquire new skills. The APB activities will also initiate seminars conducted by renowned coaches for Special Olympics coaches and will introduce newly designed recognition programs for athletes and coaches. The APB activities are not open to the public.
Please note that this schedule is subject to change.


Date / Time

Sport

Sport Venue

27 June / 13.00-14.00

Aquatics

OAKA Olympic Aquatic Center

27 June / 09.00-13.00

Judo

The American College of Greece - DEREE Gym

28 June/ 12.30-14.00

Kayaking

Schinias Olympic Rowing & Canoeing Centre

2 July / 17.15-18.45

Sailing

Sailing Academy Schinias

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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