The 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games were hosted in Ireland, with participants staying in various host towns around the island in the lead up to the games before moving to Dublin for the events.
Events were held from 21-29 June 2003 at many venues including Morton Stadium, the Royal Dublin Society, the National Basketball Arena, all in Dublin. Croke Park served as the central stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies, even though no competitions took place there. Belfast was the venue for roller skating events (at the Kings Hall), as well as the Special Olympics Scientific Symposium (held from 19-20 June).
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The games held in 2007 were the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games. The games were held in Shanghai, China and lasted from October 2nd to October 11th.
The Olympics weren't held in 2009. The Olympics are held every 4 years, the last one was in 2008 and it was held in China.