California Governor Arnald Schwarzenegger said on Monday that he will attend the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai.
Schwarzenegger said in a statement that he will travel to Shanghai later in the day to participate in the opening ceremony for the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games.
Over the past 30 years, the governor has served as a coach, spokesman, and ambassador for the Special Olympics, raising awareness and creating new opportunities for athletes worldwide.
The 2007 games have nearly 7,500 top athletes from 165 countries participating in 25 sport events.
"These games are the biggest event on earth this year, and I am proud that some of California's top athletes will be competing with the best of the best," said Schwarzenegger.
"After visiting China in 2005 to honor their great commitment to this event, I am eager to return and be a part of it."
In November 2005, in his role as Special Olympics Global Torch Bearer, Schwarzenegger traveled to Beijing, China to promote the 2007 games and commend the country for reaching its goal of 500, 000 Special Olympics athletes.
The governor began his work for Special Olympics as part of his work at the University of Wisconsin. Over the past three decades he has continued to highlight these important games as a world champion bodybuilder, a blockbuster actor and now as California's governor.
Schwarzenegger currently serves as a global ambassador for the Special Olympics.
In 2000, he went to China to raise awareness and promote the program in China, setting the now-achieved goal of increasing the number of participants from 50,000 to 500,000 by 2004.
Source: Xinhua
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