2013 Special Olympics Winter Games conclude
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The closing ceremony for the 2013 Special Games completed in South Korea - it signifies the end of the eight-day long world sports event which saw more than 3,000 athletes with disabilities from over 110 countries and regions complete for Olympic glory.
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The closing ceremony for the 2013 Special Games completed in South Korea. |
The flame looking beautiful with the snow falling. One of the most touching moments came with commemorating the floor hockey player Gareth Cowin, from the Isle of Man, near Great Britain, who died whilst competeing at the Games.
The cause of the death released by the hospital said what he'd been suffering from was refractory septic shock, with multi-organ failure. His passing was felt by many at the Games as the curtain fell there, there was a performance from two figure skating Olympic champions - Michelle Kwan and Yu-Na Kim - they joined together on the night for this celebration and then to something a little less serious.
After that the two figure skaters led some of the competiors through a different dance 'Gangnam Style' on the ice.
PyeongChang handed over the SOI flag to Los Angeles, which will be the venue for the 2015 Special Olympics Summer Games.
Timothy Shriver, Chairman & CEO of Special Olympics International, said, "The Games are now over, but they open to us your power, your joy, your reckless enthusiasm for life and your bravery. Let's imagine the world we want to live in and let's commit tonight that we will start from here and we will built-in now."
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