People of Determination Sports: The Paralympic Movement, Special Olympics, Virtus and the Case of Egypt

Providing people with disabilities with the opportunity to practise sports is essential for their physical development, social inclusion and mental health. Therefore, the existence of institutions that promote sports and organise sporting events for people with impairments is crucial. Hence, this chapter serves two purposes. The first one is to shed light on the major organisations that govern disability sports in the world. The second purpose is to highlight the key institutions that govern the field of sports for people with intellectual impairment on the international level, which are Special Olympics (SO) and Virtus. Then, we focus on how the field of disability sports looks like on a national level, using Egypt as a case study.