101. Sport - Bowling Tenpin bowling is an official sport of the Deaflympics and the SpecialOlympics World Games. Although tenpin bowling is not a Paralympic http://edweb6.educ.msu.edu/kin866/spbowling.htm

Home Contents Governance Organizations ... Webmaster Bowling Photo from the bowling section of the Special Olympics International web site at http://www.specialolympics.org Tenpin bowling is an official sport of the Deaflympics and the Special Olympics World Games. Although tenpin bowling is not a Paralympic sport, the sport is available to athletes with physical disabilities and vision loss. For more information go to the web sites for the American Wheelchair Bowlers Association and the New Zealand Blind Sport organization. Also consult the organizations section of this web site. Athlete Eligibility and Classification Athletes who compete in Special Olympics bowling events must have a primary diagnosis of mental retardation. They are classified according to a process called divisioning in which athletes are grouped by ability levels for competition. In bowling, divisioning is accomplished by grouping athletes according to a 15-game scoring average from previous competitions. Bowlers who are deaf compete under CISS rules which require a minimum hearing loss of 55 dB in the better ear. Classification procedures and criteria are described on the CISS web site at

102. Special Olympics VA -Home Page has been involved with Special Olympics Virginia for has experimented with almostevery sport offered. trained in swimming, ice skating, bowling, and volleyball http://www.specialolympicsva.org/

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