Around 270 intellectually challenged
athletes and special coaches from India are set to represent their
country at the ‘Special Olympics World Games 2015’
The aim of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and
athletic competitions in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children
and adults with Intellectual Disability, giving them continuing
opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage,
experience joy and participate in such a big event
Four vigorous camps
were conducted around India to prepare the athletes for this upcoming
event.
Among them are 12 athletes from Tamil Nadu along with five
coaches who have been selected to represent India in the World Games
2015 and will be part of the Indian contingent that is to take off to
Los Angeles on July 21,2015
The athletes
will take part in events like handball, athletics, roller skating,
cycling, power lifting, unified football and various other events.
All
the 12 athletes who have been selected have won gold medals at the
national level competition held in Delhi.
Devi (12) from Madurai, a
student of Class 6, is the youngest of the lot to represent Tamil Nadu.
The mentally challenged kid says, “ I am very excited as I will be
competing against participants from so many other nations. I shall give
my best effort and try to bag a gold medal and make my country proud.”
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