TO PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND SPORTS TRAINING AND ATHLETIC COMPETITION IN A VARIETY OF OLYMPIC-STYLE SPORTS FOR ALL CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, INCLUDING MENTAL RETARDATION, GIVING THEM CONTINUING OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOPED PHYSICAL FITNESS, DEMONSTRATE COURAGE, EXPERIENCE JOY, AND PARTICIPATE IN A SHARING OF SKILLS AND FRIENDSHIPS WITH THEIR FAMILIES, SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES AND THE COMMUNITY.
To provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-style sports for all children and adults with intellectual disabilities, including mental retardation giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of skills and friendship with their families, Special Olympics athletes and the community. Through their participation in Special Olympics New York athletes gain confidence and build a positive self-image, which carries into the classroom, the home, the workplace and the community.