Indian men’s and women’s football teams compete in South Asia Unified Special Olympics©X (Twitter)
An Indian delegation of 28 men and women left for Dhaka on Monday to participate in the South Asia Special Olympics Sevens Unified Football Championship. The team, which includes 22 players and five coaches representing eight different states, was given a farewell in Faridabad on Monday. Harpreet Singh said: “The SOB women’s team will definitely win a medal, but the men’s team still needs to further improve their skills and the most important thing is to keep the goal, but we hope to do our best.” Bala Te Teo Sports Director said at the ceremony.
Special Olympics Bharat is a national sports federation for people with intellectual disabilities. It is recognized by the Ministry of Sports.
Intellectual disability is characterized by significantly lower than average intellectual functioning (generally considered an IQ below 70) and impairments in all aspects of daily life and in adapting to normal social environments.
“This is my first time working with SOB and it has changed me a lot. I have become more understanding, compassionate and hard-working,” said Ankita, captain of the women’s team.
“I want to make India and my parents proud. They (the team) performed well and we have developed more skills from the first camp to the last camp. We will give our 100 per cent effort Come and get the gold medal,” she added.
The players underwent a training camp here as part of preparations for the tournament, which will also include Indonesia, Hong Kong and the Maldives.
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