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    "title": "De Hoge Venen klinken voor het eerst in het ritme van sport en inclusie",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-14 09:31:46",
    "published_at": "2026-05-13 20:41:00",
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    "body": "<p><strong>Wat een sfeer vanavond tijdens de Openingsceremonie van de Special Olympics Belgium Nationale Spelen. Ondanks het weer meer dan 5.000 mensen zakten af naar Malmedy om de lancering van de 42</strong><sup><strong>e</strong></sup><strong> editie van de Spelen bij te wonen, in aanwezigheid van de atleten, Hun Koninklijke Hoogheden Prinses Astrid en Prins Lorenz en Olympisch en wereldmedaillewinnaar Bashir Abdi.</strong> <strong> </strong> </p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Na een parcours van 10 km met 150 lopers door de stad Malmedy bereikte de Vlam van de Hoop het Sportcentrum van Malmedy, waar de Openingsceremonie plaatsvond. Ze deed haar intrede gedragen door \u200b Special Olympics atlete Jolisa De Schuyter (badminton), vergezeld van Olympisch medaillewinnaar Bashir Abdi. </p><p style=\"text-align: left\">&quot;Ik was overweldigd door de drukte, maar zo trots om de Vlam van de Hoop te mogen aansteken die tijdens de volledige Special Olympics Belgium Nationale Spelen zal branden&quot;, vertelt Jolisa. </p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Onder de toeschouwers van de Openingsceremonie was ook voormalig tafeltennisser en voorzitter van het BOIC, Jean-Michel Saive. Het feest werd verdergezet met het coverconcert van de Limburgse groep Wham Bam Thank U M&#039;am. \u200b </p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Morgen, donderdag 14 mei, starten vanaf 9u de sportcompetities in 19 disciplines op 6 locaties. &quot;We zijn verheugd over het onthaal dat we kregen van de steden Malmedy, Spa, Eupen, B&uuml;tgenbach, Theux en Elsenborn. Gezien de sfeer van vanavond verwachten we dat ook deze eerste editie van de Nationale Spelen in de Hoge Venen een groot succes wordt&quot;, aldus Dominique Dehaene, Directeur Special Olympics Belgium. </p><p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Donderdag 14 mei: eerste competitiedag</strong> </p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Op deze Hemelvaartsdag beginnen de atleten met een verstandelijke beperking aan hun competities in 19 sportdisciplines. Ook de eerste medaille-uitreikingen staan op het programma, onder meer in wielrennen, paardrijden en floorball. De competities van de Special Olympics Belgium Nationale Spelen vinden plaats van 14 tot 16 mei in Malmedy, Spa, Eupen, B&uuml;tgenbach, Theux en Elsenborn. </p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Vanaf morgen komt het Olympics Village ook tot leven op het ritme van Special FM, de radio van de Spelen. Tal van animaties en een ruim aanbod aan eetgelegenheden verwachten de bezoekers in het Sportcentrum van Malmedy. &quot;We nodigen iedereen uit die de atleten wil komen aanmoedigen en een fijn moment wil beleven met familie of vrienden op deze Hemelvaartsdag&quot;, aldus Dominique Dehaene, Directeur Special Olympics Belgium. \u200b </p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Alle praktische informatie is beschikbaar op de website van de <a href=\"https://nationalgames.special-olympics.be/?lang=fr#hero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Nationale Spelen 2026</u></a>. \u200b </p><p style=\"text-align: left\">De Special Olympics Belgium Nationale Spelen zijn het grootste sportevenement van Belgi&euml; voor atleten met een verstandelijke beperking. 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