Christoforos Karamanolis, a Greek athlete, poses for a photograph during the opening of the Special Olympics European Summer Games on September 18, 2010 in Warsaw. Some 1,400 mentally handicapped athletes, from 56 countries in Europe and Central Asia, will participate in the the latest European edition of the event which will run from September 18 to 24. The Special Olympics, which are separate from the Paralympics for physically handicapped athletes, began in 1968. They have formally been recognised by the International Olympic Committee since 1988. AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI