UAE Team Wins 16 Medals at Turin's Special Olympics World Winter Games
Four UAE athletes, Meena Al Mazrouei, Yousif Al Mulla, Zulekha Al Mansoori and Abdullah Al Nuaimi, took home a gold medal.
Mar 18, 2025
Representing their country for the first time at the Special Olympics World Winter Games, the UAE team secured 16 medals—four gold, five silver, and seven bronze—in Turin, Italy.
The UAE delegation featured 11 athletes competing in disciplines such as snow-running, cross-country skiing, figure skating, alpine skiing, short-track speed skating, and skateboarding. Among the gold medalists were Meena Al Mazrouei in Novice Super-G Snowboarding, Yousif Al Mulla in Novice-G Alpine Skiing, Abdullah Al Nuaimi in Giant Slalom Snowboarding, and Zulekha Al Mansoori in the 100m Cross-Country Skiing event.
To prepare for the competition, the UAE team underwent rigorous training, including a specialised camp in Uzbekistan in January 2025, followed by a final training programme in Dubai in March.
The event, which concluded this week, brought together 1,500 athletes from 102 countries, showcasing talent across various winter sports. Founded in 1968, the Special Olympics movement advocates global acceptance by spotlighting world-class athletes with intellectual disabilities.
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