For several years, Partille Cup has invited teams with players with intellectual disabilities to take part for one day. Now the tournament is taking the next step.
Starting in the summer of 2027, mixed teams of players with intellectual disabilities or autism will be welcome to compete in a new international class.
The goal is to attract 15 to 20 teams, including five from outside Sweden.
The new class is called the Special Olympics Handball Trophy.
“With the Special Olympics Handball Trophy, we want to give more people the opportunity to be part of that experience,” says Fredrik Andersson, secretary general of Partille Cup, in a press release.
Since its inception in 1970, Partille Cup has had more than 500,000 participants from 96 countries.
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