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SO Bharat President Mallika Nadda thanks government for awarding cash priz
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Mallika Nadda, the President of Special Olympics Bharat (SO Bharat) welcomed the decision of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) to allocate cash prizes for athletes with intellectual disabilities, winning medals at the World Games.
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Special Olympics UAE, ADSC Team organise Abu Dhabi Inclusion Run
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Special Olympics UAE and Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) organised the "Abu Dhabi Inclusion Run" to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019. The event aimed to promote inclusion, foster respect for individuals with different abilities, and encoura
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PM Modi congratulates athletes for winning 202 medals at Special Olympics
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Special Olympics World Games 2023 came to a close here on Sunday, after an evocative, emotional and triumphant closing ceremony at the Brandenburg Gate in the centre of the city. India finished the final day of the Games by taking their medal tally to 202 medals (76 gold, 75 silver an
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Special Olympics World Games: Indian contingent finish strong with 202 med
Updated : 2 years, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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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Me, water and finish line: Special Olympics medallist Dinesh Shanmugam
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Dinesh Kumar Shanmugam claimed the silver medal in the 50m breaststroke Level A event at the Special Olympics World Summer Games.
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Gold rush for India at Special Olympics World Games 2023 in Berlin
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
India registered their first gold medals at the Special Olympics World Games 2023 as Geetanjali Nagvekar won gold in the 800m Level C. The real highlight though, came from the roller-skating rink, Indian athletes bringing eight medals (2 golds, 2 silver and 4 bronze) through the day.
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Silver medal sparks medal rush for Special Olympics Bharat at World Games
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
T Vishal from Puducherry won a silver in the Men's squat (122.50kg), deadlift (155 kg), bench press (85 kg) and the combined.
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