Special Olympics World Summer Games

This year the Special Olympics World Summer Games were held in Athens in June. Several of the Society’s members took part in the Special Olympics as volunteers for the Fit Feet program. The time spent in Athens was a truly amazing experience as we had the chance to assess, examine and refer the athletes if necessary. 2097 athletes were screened in total during the Special Olympics. The athletes that took part in the Special Olympics were screened for any type of foot problem and were given information on general foot care and referred for further examination if that was deemed necessary. Most of the athletes screened had nail and skin abnormalities or gait abnormalities. Some of the problems were identified for the first time during the screening. Advice was given to their coaches so that the problems could be addressed properly, therefore the athletes can get the best outcome from the screening. Working with the Special Olympics athletes was inspiring and we hope to have the chance to participate in more activities such as this.