The Sports for the Disabled Programme is funded by the Ministry of
Sports & Youth Affairs, Govt. of India. Both urban and rural CWSN are
covered under this programme. The children that participate have various
disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy, multiple disability, mental
retardation, Down’s Syndrome, and the like. A total of 146 children are
covered under this scheme.
The children are involved in various sport like cricket, volley ball,
table tennis, soft ball, handball, football, basketball, badminton,
cycling, hockey, and athletics. Training is provided five days a week.
In addition to these trainings, regular health check-ups are carried
out, and in case of malnourishment a nutritionist is consulted.
As a result of this programme, not only has the country been represented
by these special athletes at the Special Olympics World Summer Games at
Abu Dhabi and Asia Pacific Regional Games, Australia but they have also
brought laurels to the country by bagging medals at these competitions.