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. Shamim Matin Chowdhury is chairman of the board while Faruqul Islam 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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