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Bihar's athlete Gajendra finding words, confidence at Special Olympics Wor
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Gajendra grew up in Jahanabad, Bihar, in an Army family, surrounded by families engaged in physical toil to make ends meet. His father voluntarily retired almost a decade back, to spend more time with his son. No schools in the area had the capacity or the training to work with kids with his
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Special Olympics World Games day-1: Indian contingent off to strong start
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The biggest performances of the day came from Swimming, where 11 out of 12 Indian athletes qualified for the semi-finals in their respective categories of 25m freestyle, 25m breaststroke, and 50m breaststroke. Also, four Indians qualified for the Semi-Finals in Athletics.
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PM Modi extends wishes to Indian athletes participating in Special Olympic
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his wishes to the Indian athletes who are participating in the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin which kicked off on Saturday.
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Special Olympics World Games starts with grand opening ceremony
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The 255-member strong India contingent walked on for the Special Olympics World Games.
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Special Olympics Bharat announces Torch Run and National Send-Off Ceremony
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
198 Athletes and Unified partners and 57 Coaches will participate in 16 Sports. The Special Olympics World Games are the world's largest inclusive sporting event which will be a colourful celebration promoting recognition and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. Berlin will we
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Indian atheletes leave for Berlin Special Olympics World Games 2023
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Special Olympics World Summer Games 2023 will be from June 17 to June 25 in Berlin, Germany. The event will welcome 7,000 Special Olympics athletes and Unified partners from approximately 190 countries to compete in 26 sports.
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Mary Kom inaugurates National Health Fest for Divyangjan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Boxing legend Mary Kom on Friday inaugurated the 'National Health Fest for Divyangjan - We Care" and felicitated athletes with intellectual disabilities who have won medals for India at the Special Olympics World Games in 2019, here in the national capita
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India's 233 medal tally in Special Olympics
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Mar 19 (ANI): India has won a whopping 233 medals in the ongoing Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi so far.
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Poverty no barrier to success for athlete Jitendra Pawal
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Mar 19 (ANI): India's special Olympics athlete Jitendra Pawal faced many hardships while preparing for the Special Olympics World Games, but the 19-year old did not give up.
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Stitching camp set up on sidelines of Special Olympics for differently-abl
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Mar 19 (ANI): An Abu Dhabi-based NGO has set up a project at the sidelines of the ongoing Special Olympics World Games 2019 here, where specially-abled people are being honed with tailoring skills. These specially-abled people also teach visitors how to stitch once they l
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Emirati star bowler Saleh Al Marri wants to win gold for 'Abu Khalid' and
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Mar 17 (ANI): Emirati bowling star Saleh Al Marri wants to make a big impact at the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 in honour of "Abu Khalid".
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Special Olympics World Games: UAE women's basketball teams earn 2 gold med
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Mar 17 (ANI): Hosts UAE on Saturday added two more gold medals to its tally as the unified female basketball team (division 1) and traditional female team (division 3) both overcame their opponents on the second day of Special Olympics World Games 2019 here.
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