Special football match for special children

GANGTOK, 27 Sept: A special football match was organized today here at Paljor Stadium by the Special Olympics Bharat, Sikkim Chapter, to commemorate the birth anniversary of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the founder of Special Olympics. The match was played between mixed teams of children from the Spastics Society of Sikkim centre here and students of Sir Tashi Namgyal Senior Secondary School.
The event was the part of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Week, celebrated from 22 to 29 September, and had IGP Akshay Sachdeva as the chief guest.
SOB, Sikkim Area Director, Dr BP Dhakal, mentioned that through such sporting events, the Special Olympics was trying to facilitate the creation of a unified and integrated society. He added that such events were also an attempt to spread a message among students that special children were also a part of the society and should be treated as equals and without any discrimination.
Dr Dhakal mentioned that the SOB has been facilitating these students in honing their respective skills and talents by providing them access to coaching camps and taking them to different competitions within and outside the state.
In his address, Mr Sachdeva stressed the need for everyone to ensure that special children enjoyed all their rights and received love and support from the people instead of pity and discrimination. He stressed that a compassionate society would ensure equal opportunities to bring them into the mainstream.
The IGP further stated that everyone should support these children in getting their rights and facilities and support them in honing their skills and talent. He stressed that everyone should take inspiration from the life and efforts of Eunice Kennedy Shriver to work efficiently for these children.