Special Olympics Laos is recognized as a Founding Committee in June 2005. A Founding Committee is a group of people who join together and apply to Special Olympics International for recognition and the right to use the name “Special Olympics” with the ultimate goal of being accredited as a Program.

It’s at the local level–right here–where interested volunteers meet the athletes. That’s where the perceptions start to change and where the miracle of transformation takes

Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.

According to specialolympics.org