Saudi wins gold in Special Olympics Unified Cup in Detroit

The Saudi Arabian team made history with winning the gold medal in the Special Olympics Unified Cup-Detroit 2022 by beating Romania 3-1 in the final match held on Saturday.

The Saudi team participated for the first time along with 22 other teams from around the world in the Special Olympics Unified Cup, held in Detroit City, in the US state of Michigan from July 31 to Aug. 6. These included three Arab teams representing the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Morocco.

Teams are comprised of footballers with and without intellectual disabilities playing together. The competing teams also included those from Brazil, USA, Jamaica, Korea, Morocco, Nigeria, Paraguay, Romania, and Singapore

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