Special Olympics Bangladesh

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Special Olympics Bangladesh is a national organization in Bangladesh that works with intellectually disabled individuals and help them through participation in sports.[1]

History[]

Special Olympics Bangladesh was founded in 1994. It works with Special Olympics and has more than 66 thousand registered athletes. is chairman of the board while is the national director.[2][3] Grameenphone in partnership with Special Olympics launched a talent hunt for disabled athletes in 2008 in Bangladesh.[4] In 2009, Special Olympics Bangladesh organized a two-day training program on field hockey for athletes and trainers.[5]

Frog Jump practice of Special Olympics Bangladesh

Competition[]

The fifth national games of Bangladesh Special Olympics was held in 2010 in the Army Stadium, Dhaka.[6]

In the 2015 Special Olympics the Bangladesh team won 18 gold medals.[7] The team of Special Olympics Bangladesh won 22 gold medals in the 2019 special olympics.[8] 139 athletes participated in the 2019 special olympics in Doha from Bangladesh.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Charity art auction for special athletes". The Daily Star. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Fact Sheet" (PDF). Special Olympics. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Shamim in Special Olympics Council". The Daily Star. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ^ "GP to organise talent hunt for Special Olympics". The Daily Star. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Special Olympics course from today". The Daily Star. 27 September 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Nat'l Games of Special Olympics begins". The Daily Star. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh Special Olympics contingent to leave for UAE Fr..." UNB. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh win 22 gold medals in Special Olympics 2019". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  9. ^ "139-strong BD contingent for Special Olympics". The Daily Star. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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