Talent hunt for the Special Olympics 2011 from Nov 19
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
FE Report
The regional talent hunt for the Special Olympics 2011 will begin in Rajshahi from November 19-23.
Organised by Grameen Phone and Special Olympics Bangladesh, the talent hunt is aimed at training the intellectually challenged athletes and preparing them to compete in the next Special Olympics World Summer Games to be held in 2011 in Greece.
"This is a part of our commitment to enable the intellectually challenged people of the country to make positive contribution to the society and to nurture their hidden talent," Director of Public Relations Division of Grameen Phone Syed Yamin Bakht said at a press conference in the city Monday.
Mentioning the previous success of the Bangladesh Special Olympics team, Founder Chairman of Special Olympics Bangladesh Ashraf-ud-Dowla said, "There are about 3.0 million people in our country with some sorts of intellectual disabilities, but there is not a single separate playground for them."
Grameen Phone's Head of CSR Shuvashish Priya Barua and Chairman of Special Olympics Bangladesh Shamim Matin Chowdhury were also present on the occasion.
A total of 150 boys and 50 girls of nine special schools from different districts of Rajshahi Division will participate in the talent hunt to be held at the Rajshahi Physical Training College.
Gradually, the talent hunt would extend to other divisions as well to form a talent pool from each of the six divisions. These talent pools will further proceed to the national level to form a national talent pool, which would be groomed and trained to participate in the Special Olympics to be held in 2011.
Grameen Phone previously also sponsored the Bangladesh team that participated in the Special Olympics held in 2007 at Beijing. The team, which had 47 participants, won a total of 71 medals including 32 Gold.
Special Olympics Bangladesh, a non-profit organisation, was formed in 1994 and Bangladesh had participated in all the Special Olympic Games since then .
The regional talent hunt for the Special Olympics 2011 will begin in Rajshahi from November 19-23.
Organised by Grameen Phone and Special Olympics Bangladesh, the talent hunt is aimed at training the intellectually challenged athletes and preparing them to compete in the next Special Olympics World Summer Games to be held in 2011 in Greece.
"This is a part of our commitment to enable the intellectually challenged people of the country to make positive contribution to the society and to nurture their hidden talent," Director of Public Relations Division of Grameen Phone Syed Yamin Bakht said at a press conference in the city Monday.
Mentioning the previous success of the Bangladesh Special Olympics team, Founder Chairman of Special Olympics Bangladesh Ashraf-ud-Dowla said, "There are about 3.0 million people in our country with some sorts of intellectual disabilities, but there is not a single separate playground for them."
Grameen Phone's Head of CSR Shuvashish Priya Barua and Chairman of Special Olympics Bangladesh Shamim Matin Chowdhury were also present on the occasion.
A total of 150 boys and 50 girls of nine special schools from different districts of Rajshahi Division will participate in the talent hunt to be held at the Rajshahi Physical Training College.
Gradually, the talent hunt would extend to other divisions as well to form a talent pool from each of the six divisions. These talent pools will further proceed to the national level to form a national talent pool, which would be groomed and trained to participate in the Special Olympics to be held in 2011.
Grameen Phone previously also sponsored the Bangladesh team that participated in the Special Olympics held in 2007 at Beijing. The team, which had 47 participants, won a total of 71 medals including 32 Gold.
Special Olympics Bangladesh, a non-profit organisation, was formed in 1994 and Bangladesh had participated in all the Special Olympic Games since then .