Just
before 9 a.m. on a brisk Saturday morning, two teams of peewee
hockey players — one from Ottawa, one from Iqaluit —
stream through the doors of the Ottawa Civic Centre, and head
straight for the warmth of the dressing rooms.
Most
people can remember playing dodge ball as a child. Some, however,
have fonder memories than others. As a young child it is hard
to understand why your teacher wants you to play a game that
allows a rubber ball in the face.
The last Special
Olympics Summer Games were not held in Athens 2004, alongside
the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, because the Special
Olympics are never held in the same venue or at the same time
as its better-known counterparts. This is discrimination and
needs to be changed.