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Special athletes call on naval ship
18/8/2006 11:15

Shanghai Daily news

Young athletes of the local Special Olympics team visited the Canadian navy frigate HMCS Regina yesterday, two days after she arrived in Shanghai.
A team of 17 members aged between eight to 14 years had an hour-long tour of the ship.
The youngsters were keen on exploring the ship's control room, with some even sitting on the captain's seat.
"It's exciting that I could see a real navy ship. I'd only seen them in pictures before," said Ni Maqiang, a Grade 9 student of the Shanghai Pudong Special Needs School.
The Canadian naval frigate, with 233 sailors, is in the city for a six-day port call, and will depart Shanghai on Tuesday.
Shanghai will host the 2007 World Special Olympics.