The third festival of the Special Olympics Oman was held at the Sports Complex in Sohar today under the slogan "Health-Social-Sports" under the patronage of Sheikh Khalid bin Omar al-Marhoon, Minister of Civil Service in the presence of Sayyid Faisal bin Turki al-Said, President of Special Olympics Oman, Sheikh Muhanna bin Saif al-Lamki, Governor of North Al Batinah, members of the State Council and Majlis A’Shura and officials. The event is organized by the Sub-Committee of the Governorates of North and South Al Batinah.

More than 450 athletes with disabilities take part in the festival from a number of Al Wafa Social Welfare Centers of the Ministry of Social Development, Associations for the Welfare of Handicapped Children, students of integration schools of the Ministry of Education and persons with disabilities. Saif bin Mohammed al-Rubaie, Chairman of Special Olympics Oman said that the successive achievements of the Special Olympics Oman are the result of the efforts of the executive committees of the volunteers.

He pointed out that there will be participation of 140 official delegations on 8 March 2019 in the Special Olympics World Games 2019 with the participation of 7500 athletes from 193 countries The inaugural ceremony included the activity-launch of the third Omani Special Olympics and the inauguration of the medical passport, which is a medical document for the members of the sub-committee of the Governorates of North and South Al Batinah. This is the first of its kind in the Sultanate issued by the Special Olympics Oman under the supervision of the Health Committee.