Asha Kiran inmates selected for World Summer Games
8 Sept 2014 4:37 AM IST
A dozen mentally challenged persons from Delhi’s state run mentally challenged home — Asha Kiran, have been selected for participation in First World Summer Games-2015 to be held at Los Angels, US in the month of July, 2015.
‘It’s after 15 years Asha Kiran residents will be participating in international event, where one resident participated in INAS-FID World Athletics Championships in 1999, held in Spain,’informed Satbir Bedi, principal secretary Social Welfare and Women and Child Welfare department.
They were selected by the Special Olympiad-Bharat through a vigorous selection procedure involving district level competition, state level competitions and finally national level competitions. Giving details, Bedi said that Seema and Patto were selected for athletics; Matru for Softball, Kalyani for Volleyball and Cycling; Preeti for Volleball and Basketball; Upender for Volleball; Ratna, Arti and Rupali for Handball; and Phoolan Devi and Sonakhi for Power-lifting. Kavita was also selected for power-lifting, but she has now been restored to her family at MP and she cannot participate under the banner of Asha Kiran.
‘It’s after 15 years Asha Kiran residents will be participating in international event, where one resident participated in INAS-FID World Athletics Championships in 1999, held in Spain,’informed Satbir Bedi, principal secretary Social Welfare and Women and Child Welfare department.
They were selected by the Special Olympiad-Bharat through a vigorous selection procedure involving district level competition, state level competitions and finally national level competitions. Giving details, Bedi said that Seema and Patto were selected for athletics; Matru for Softball, Kalyani for Volleyball and Cycling; Preeti for Volleball and Basketball; Upender for Volleball; Ratna, Arti and Rupali for Handball; and Phoolan Devi and Sonakhi for Power-lifting. Kavita was also selected for power-lifting, but she has now been restored to her family at MP and she cannot participate under the banner of Asha Kiran.
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