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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
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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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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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