The German golf team was accompanied in Abu Dhabi by Bradley Kerr, pro of the Bielefeld Golf Club and National Coach of Special Olympics Germany. The German team also included Christoph Schuler (Bremen), Paul Kögler (Munich) and Petra Pithan (Detmold). In preparation for the World Games, the entire German golf team had intensively participated in the fourth inclusive golf tournament on 15 September 2018 in Bielefeld. Under the supervision of Bradley Kerr and the headmaster of the Mamre Pamos special school Klaus-Hermann Bunte, further training sessions were also held ahead of the games is Abu Dhabi at the Bielefeld Golf Club, the North Rhine-Westphalia state golf training centre for people with disabilities.
This was the fifth time the golf base has sent golfers to the Special Olympics World Games, following 2003 (Ireland), 2007 (Shanghai), 2011 (Greece), 2015 (USA) and 2019 (United Arab Emirates).
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Alexandra Reck already arrived in Abu Dhabi with the 229-strong German delegation a week before the start of the competitions. During the so-called Host Town Programme in the Emirate of Sharjah, the athletes had the chance to get used to the environment, to get to know the host region and, last but not least, of course, to train. Besides various excursions, highlights were the visits to German schools and the reception at the German embassy. On 14 March 2019, the Games opened with a magnificent ceremony at the Abu Dhabi Stadium in front of 40000 spectators.
Alexandra Reck finished the competition with a great success. She won the silver medal in her performance class Level 1 (Special Olympics golf rules). She was able to beat the competition from Poland, Spain and the United Arab Emirates with 231 points. Alexandra Reck's mother accompanied her to Abu Dhabi and described this sports trip afterwards as the greatest experience for her family and for her daughter in particular.