Special Olympics Bharat Ashoka Chapter

The Special Olympics chapter is the largest sports organization in the world for persons with intellectual and physical disabilities, Special Olympics offers year-round training and competitions to 5 million participants and partners in 172 nations. Special Olympics Bharat is a National Sports Federation registered under the Indian Trust Act 1882 and accredited by Special Olympics International to conduct Special Olympics Programs in India. Four students from Ashoka Universitys sports department founded SOBAC in June 2022 with the goal of promoting sports and raising awareness for athletes with intellectual disability. To date, we have organized a total of two events. SOBAC, Who? was the clubs initial attempt to raise awareness of intellectual disabilities and introduce the student body to SOBACs purpose. We held an event called UMANG on October 19, 2022, and students with intellectual disabilities from Little Angels School in Sonepat, Haryana, were invited. The students were invol...