About 300 athletes will compete in the Special Olympics Ireland Winter Games in County Armagh.
About 300 athletes are expected to descend on County Armagh for the Special Olympics Ireland Winter Games this weekend.Events are taking place in Lurgan and Craigavon.
There are timers on the poles that the athletes ski around and Caolan said you must "get around the poles as quickly and as closely as you can" to make your mark.Head Coach at Craigavon Golf and Ski Centre, Jill Coulter Sloan, believes the benefits for competitors are huge."We started this a number of years ago, with media we get a lot of calls and a lot of new members.
"In Ulster we have eight Floorballers and 15 skiers taking part and they will join a team of around 300 athletes travelling from all over the island of Ireland to take part," he said.
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