Special Olympics offers year-round sports training and athletic competition in Olympic-type summer sports to children and adults with intellectual disabilities. To view an Adobe Acrobat PDF of an individual sport's official rules, please select from the list below. Rules may be updated each year in January. (The date listed under each rule is the date of the last Web site update of the PDF.) Also available is a PDF-format summary of the most recent changes and additions made to all summer sports. Aquatics 31 January 2008 73K PDF Cycling 31 January 2008 55K PDF Roller Skating 31 January 2008 98K PDF Athletics 31 January 2008 413K PDF Equestrian 31 January 2008 1.94M PDF Sailing 31 January 2008 41K PDF Badminton 31 January 2008 71K PDF Football (Soccer) 31 January 2008 199K PDF Softball 31 January 2008 142K PDF Basketball 14 March 2008 203K PDF Golf 31 January 2008 87K PDF Table Tennis 31 January 2008 164K PDF Bocce 31 January 2008 197K PDF Gymnastics   • Artistic-31 January 2008     Level A & Women's 2.69M PDF     Men's 1M PDF     Complete Rules 6.67M PDF   • Rhythmic 31 January 2008 2.02M PDF     Rhythmic Gymnastics Music Team Handball 31 January 2008 222K PDF Bowling 31 January 2008 46K PDF Judo 31 January 2008 354K PDF Tennis 31 January 2008 72K PDF Cricket * 31 January 2008 1M PDF Kayaking * 31 January 2008 46K PDF Volleyball 31 January 2008 489K PDF     Powerlifting 31 January 2008 256K PDF     * Cricket and Kayaking are not official Special Olympics sports — they fall in the category of "recognized sports," as does Netball, for which rules are in the process of being formulated and approved. These are the Special Olympics Summer Sports Rules. These Sports Rules provide the standards for Special Olympics competitions that will be held locally, nationally and worldwide. The Official Special Olympics Summer Sports Rules is the result of recommendations and the practical experiences of thousands of coaches, volunteers, Special Olympics athletes and their families worldwide. Attention has been given to modifications in the sports rules to insure for the widest range of abilities to give each athlete a reasonable chance to win. These Sports Rules provide the necessary steps for Games organizers to follow to insure that each athlete is placed in the appropriate ability group. It also provides the guidelines for coaches to follow in preparing their athletes for competition. The Special Olympics Sports Rules Advisory Committee is proud to share the Official Special Olympics Summer Sports Rules with you and wishes to commend your commitment to providing our Special Olympics athletes with the best opportunity to train and compete.            The Special Olympics Sports Rules Advisory Committee