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Tamil Nadu sports council of the deaf

[Tamil Nadu sports council of the deaf] The All India Sports Council of the Deaf, New Delhi which is the National Apex Body for Deaf Sports is one of the 55 Sports Associations, recognized by the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, meaning to promote Sports in the Country. This All India Sports Council of the Deaf alone out of the 55 National Sports Federation Associations conducts under a single canopy Championships in all the Disciplines at National and International Levels.

badminton player Neeraj Baby George wins two matches

Kerala’s Neeraj Baby George registered two victories in the standing lower than knee (StL 2A) category in the National badminton championships for the differently abled at the Malleswaram Association courts, here on Friday.

Indian Special Olympics athletes make country proud

Here is no gold medal winner, Abhinav Bindra. Nor, cricket World Cup winner, Mahindra Singh Dhoni. There may be die-hard fans for these sportsmen, but, Ramandeep Kaur — gold and bronze medal winner in World Special Summer Olympic Games (WSSOG), 2011 in Athens Greece, can bring tears of happiness to her parents and teachers.

Special Olympics coaching camp- 2011

Special Olympics Bharat along with Sports Authority of India is entitled to hold 38 National Coaching Camps for athletes of India. Each camp gives opportunity to 300 athletes and coaches to be trained in specific sports.

One legged girl is not disabled enough

A 10-year-old British girl, whose one leg was amputated due to meningitis, has been told that benefits given to her would be stopped because she was “very mobile” and could play sports

Para-swimmer Sharath bags three medals at Berlin

India’s para-swimming sensation Sharath Gayakwad clinched three medals — a silver and two bronze — at the recently-concluded Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften (IDM) Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany.

Girish Sharma – The Disabled Badminton Champion

He lost his one leg in a train accident when he was only 2 years old. He has won Gold Medals in single and double disabled Para-olympic Asia Cup. Despite playing from India, The Government of India or State Government doesn’t sponsor him for Championships being held in various countries for disabled.

Mphasis BPO admin officer -Nazir Kaderbhay

My name is Nazir & I live in Bangalore, India. I was born in Madagascar and lived upto the age of 10 years old. Later on flied to India and did high school and was a fairly a good student. Sports played a big role in my life, as I used to be a gymnast and played tennis as well.

What are Disability Sports?

Disabled or disability sports are played by persons with a disability, including physical and intellectual disabilities. Many of these are based on existing sports but modified to meet the needs of persons with a disabilities, they are also referred to as adapted sports. However, not all disabled sports are adapted, several sports that have been specifically created for persons with a disability have no equivalent in able-bodied sports.

Paralympics player – Pradeep Raj

At the age of two Pradeep Raj got afflicted with polio. His both lower legs were affected. He started his formal education when he was admitted to a Special School ‘Amar Jyoti’. He used a wheelchair to move around when he was small but after sometimes he started using orthosis.