Special Olympics medal winner Sita Sahu has been forced to work at a roadside eatery and sell gol gappas (a ball of flour filled with spicy water) in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. Sita had won two bronze medals in 2011 Athens Special Olympics but due to financial problems, she has now been forced to work at a shop. Madhya Pradesh Social Justice Minister Gopal Bhargava had announced that Rs 50,000 would ...
10:40 AM, Apr 12, 2013
India have so far clinched 40 medals, including 13 gold, at the ongoing Special Olympics World Winter Games at Pyeong Chang, South Korea. ...
06:54 PM, Feb 04, 2013
Her family might be struggling to make ends meet, but that did not stop Maya Devipujak from following her dream of wielding the hockey stick on ice despite being bracketed among those with with Mild Intelligence Quotient. Maya is the only girl from Gujarat in the Indian Floor Hockey team which would paticipate in the World Winter Games (Special Olympics) which will be held in PyeongChang, South Korea, from January...
02:02 PM, Jan 26, 2013
India's differently-abled children prepare for the Special Olympic Winter Games that kick off in South Korea from January 29. ...
10:57 PM, Jan 25, 2013
New Delhi: Their ability to grasp a situation is par excellence but they are still termed differently abled. Their eyes are on gold but they are still called poor. But the players who will represent India in the floor hockey category for the Special Olympics 2013 would not have reached so far if it wasn't for their mentors and coaches. Winning the Olympics is every athlete's dream. And for these...
09:05 AM, Sep 11, 2012
Badminton player, Keshav Malik won a gold as well as a silver medal for India at the Special Olympics held in Athens. ...
04:26 PM, Jul 18, 2011
New Delhi: Amitabh Bachchan will now be seen voicing his concerns about disabled children, all thanks to Akshay Kumar, brand ambassador of Special Olympics, who requested him to propagate the cause. "Akshay was shooting in the film city next door and messaged me that he would wish to meet me. He propagates the cause of the Special Olympics and desired that I do a small TV byte that stated how...
11:51 AM, Sep 23, 2010
The event for people with intellectual disability kicked off in the Capital. ...
02:10 AM, Oct 31, 2009
Akshay Kumar is the brand ambassador for Special Olympics. ...
04:58 PM, Dec 22, 2008
Swimming has helped Gauri to improve her personality as well. ...
02:39 PM, Oct 17, 2007
Port Elizabeth: Home side Warriors are the firm favourites to win their Group A opener against Sri Lanka T20 champions Wayamba Elevens, who will have to face up to a battery of pacers at the St George's Park here on Saturday. The warriors were unstoppable in the South Africa domestic season as they won both the Pro20 and the MTN40 titles with a ruthlessness and efficiency that will put fear...
01:42 PM, Oct 13, 2007
