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Mallika Nadda appointed chairperson of Special Olympics Asia Pacific Advis
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Mallika Nadda, President of Special Olympics Bharat, has been appointed as Chairperson of the Special Olympics Asia Pacific Advisory Council (APAC), for three years. She has been serving as the Chairperson of Special Olympics Bharat since 2021.
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Special Olympics Bharat appoints VK Mahendru as Executive Director
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
SOB announced the appointment of VK Mahendru as Executive Director. In his new role, Mahendru will oversee all aspects of the organisation and management, while also serving as a mentor
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Special Olympics South Asia Unified Football Tournament: India's female an
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Special Olympics South Asia seven-a-side Unified Football Tournament 2024 concluded on April 19 with the SO Bharat Female Football team securing a third position and the male team securing a fifth position.
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Special Olympics Bharat organises grand send-off ceremony for Indian conti
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Two teams from India will be participating in the tournament- one each of boys and girls. The team consists of 11 athletes and unified partners in each, along with five coaches, representing eight states (Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Delhi)
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Special Olympics Bharat successfully completes election process
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The electoral college included the elected members of the state committees who underwent a similar process in their respective states. Each state which had conducted elections recommended two delegates to form the electoral college.
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Special Olympics World Summer Games 2023: Sports Minister felicitates meda
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The athletes were welcomed with a warm reception upon their arrival at the Biju Patnaik International Airport on Wednesday evening by OSD, Sports & Youth Services Department, Sidhartha Sankar Sahu, in the presence of officials from Special Olympics Bharat, Odisha Wing.
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Special Olympics World Games: Indian contingent finish strong with 202 med
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
India finished the final day of the Special Olympics World Games by taking their medal tally to 202 medals (76 gold, 75 silver and 51 bronze), with the last of the medals coming from the athletics track. Indian athletes notched six medals from the track events (2 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze)
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When roads get tough, dual medal-winning cyclist Neel Yadav gets going
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Neel Yadav, who hails from Gurgaon, Haryana, was introduced into the SO Bharat programme in 2017, after a chance meeting with SO Bharat Haryana Area Director Virender Kumar. His parents saw this as a chance to not just allow him to develop his passion for cycling but also get better at it.
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Special Olympics World Games 2023: On a rainy day medals continue to pour
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Roller-skating and Judo proved to be happy hunting ground for Indian contingent on Friday.
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Special Olympics World Games: Golfers Ranveer Saini, Rahul Agarwal win gol
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Ranveer Saini, one of SO Bharat's most accomplished athletes has been integral to India's success at the World Games. As a 17-year-old he won the first gold for India in the event at the Los Angeles Games in 2015. Eight years on he has not let up.
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Haryana's Saraswati finds golden success mantra on wheels
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Saraswati won the gold medal in Roller Skating 500m races event at Special Olympics World Games 2023.
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Special Olympics World Games 2023: Indian contingent cross 50-medal mark
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
At the end of the day's action Special Olympics Bharat had 55 medals (15 gold, 27 silver, 13 bronze) spread across five different sports like athletics, cycling, powerlifting, roller skating and swimming.
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