As many as 26 deaf children from Meghalaya, who won medals at the recently-concluded National Games for the Deaf, are all set to represent India at the Silent Olympics in Bulgaria later this year, officials said on Wednesday.
The children, who live in a rehabilitation
centre for the deaf run by a Christian NGO at Umiam Khwan in Ri-Bhoi
district, were trained by special coaches of the Army Madras Regiment.
It was while participating for the first time at the National games
held recently at Aurangabad that the students from the Ferrando Speech
and Hearing Centre outwitted deaf athletes from at least 25 states, a
statement from the army said.
The army had trained the students
for the various sports events for a month in December last year which
facilitated them to grab the limelight at the silent Olympiad at Mumbai.
The winners of gold and silver medals will be participating in the
Silent Olympics in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26- August 4, 2013.
Congratulating the team from Meghalaya, Commander of Mountain Brigade at
Umroi Military Station said, "We consider ourselves privileged to have
helped these children to achieve this remarkable feat."
"We as an
organization are committed to the people of our country and we will be
happy to continue our support to these students. I am sanguine that,
these kids will do wonders in Bulgaria Olympics and do Meghalaya and
India proud," he added.
Source : TOI , 29th May 2013
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