The Indian contingent ended its successful Special Olympic World Games 2023 marketing campaign with a double century of medals, 202 to be precise. After a variety of athletes received medals in sports activities comparable to curler skating, golf, basketball, tennis, handball and volleyball amongst others. The final day noticed monitor and area athletes doing the job as six medals (2 gold, 3 silver and one bronze) have been received with Aanchal Goyal (400m, Level B Female) and Ravimathi Arumugam (400m, Level C Female) stealing the limelight ending on the high of the rostrum.
The remaining tally noticed India win 76 gold medals, 75 silver and 51 bronze medals. Saket Kundu earned a uncommon double in monitor and area as he received a bronze within the Level B 400m after having already received a silver in mini javelin Level B.
It has been a successful version of the Special Olympics for India, which occurs yearly. The particular video games began in 1968 for folks of all ability ranges with mental incapacity, cognitive delay and developmental incapacity. Speaking in regards to the performances of Indian athletes, Special Olympics Chairperson Dr. Mallika Nadda mentioned that these athletes have confronted discrimination on a number of foundation, therefore inclusion and acceptance within the mainstream is the necessity of the hour.
“An enormous variety of our athletes have confronted social discrimination of assorted types, and are considered non-functioning members of society in numerous quarters. It is an out of date thought, and an inaccurate one too. Their efficiency within the sporting area show that they’re able to nice feats, or energy, velocity, focus and self-discipline. (*76*) I hope this opens the eyes of these on the surface and proves that we have to develop this motion additional and make it extra inclusive,” she mentioned.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda additionally congratulated the Indian athletes for his or her success on the Special Olympics.
