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BeActiveTogether
Inclusive Sports Festival "We Can Too!"
05.06.2025
On June 5, 2025, the athletics track at the National Sports Academy “Vasil Levski” was filled with energy, smiles, and genuine joy. The occasion was the inclusive sports event “We Can Too!”, which brought together over 40 participants with intellectual disabilities and 7 contestants from the popular TV show “Desafío”. The event was organized by the “Information and Consultations” Association, which administers the “St. Marina” Center for People with Intellectual Disabilities – Sofia, and Bulgarian sports development association, with the support of the Sofia Municipality – Student District. Athletes from the athletics club “Golden Team” – Svishtov, SEN Sport Sambo for Development, Center for People with Intellectual Disabilities – Pernik, and the SC Adapted Sports took part in the competitions.
The format of the event was inspired by the spirit of “Desafío” and featured three challenging stations – speed, accuracy, and teamwork. All teams went through trials that required both physical and teamwork skills, focus, and mutual support. The audience enthusiastically cheered every participant, and applause continued throughout the entire day.
The competitive spirit was present, but even more palpable was the atmosphere of respect, acceptance, and joy from the shared experience. The participants with intellectual disabilities demonstrated exceptional determination and motivation, while the contestants from “Desafío” were their loyal partners and sources of inspiration. The event was organized with the aim of showing that sport has the power to bring together people of different abilities, to build confidence, and to promote social inclusion.
The participants competed under the slogans #BeActiveTogether and #SPORT – Strengthening Potentials through Opportunities, Respect, and Team-spirit – initiatives of Bulgarian sports development association, supported by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union. Through such activities, these initiatives aim to promote the sustainable inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in sports at local, national, and international level, and to emphasize that when we are together – we all can!
The competitive spirit was present, but even more palpable was the atmosphere of respect, acceptance, and joy from the shared experience. The participants with intellectual disabilities demonstrated exceptional determination and motivation, while the contestants from “Desafío” were their loyal partners and sources of inspiration. The event was organized with the aim of showing that sport has the power to bring together people of different abilities, to build confidence, and to promote social inclusion.
The participants competed under the slogans #BeActiveTogether and #SPORT – Strengthening Potentials through Opportunities, Respect, and Team-spirit – initiatives of Bulgarian sports development association, supported by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union. Through such activities, these initiatives aim to promote the sustainable inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in sports at local, national, and international level, and to emphasize that when we are together – we all can!
