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High levels of anticipation and excitement have been expressed by some of the Special Olympics' hometown heroes ahead of its return to Εtautahi.
The national summer games open in Christchurch next week, the first time in 20 years the city had hosted the pinnacle event.
Held every four years, the games was a major high point for athletes with an intellectual disability.
This year's edition would see 1205 participants from around the country converge on the Garden City across five days from 10 December.
They would be competing in a total of 10 sporting codes including athletics, basketball, bocce, equ
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