Jammu, 24 July, 2025: A team of special athletes of Special Olympics Bharat JKUT (SOB) was flagged off by Deputy Inspector General of JSK Range Shiv Kumar Sharma,IPS to participate in National Championship of BOCCE- a specially designed game for the persons with Intellectual Disabilities.
This National Championship is being hosted by SPECIAL OLYMPICS BHARAT CHATTISGARH CHAPTER of SPECIAL OLYMPICS BHARAT at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishawa Vidhayalay Bilaspur Chattisgarh to short list the athletes for International Events.
During the interaction-cum-flagging off ceremony, the Chief Guest, DIG Jammu blessed the special athletes with warm wishes to bring honour & laurels to the Jammu Kashmir by winning gold medals to qualify for world special Olympic events to bring more laurels to the great nation Bharat in world games which will be a marvellous celebration for us as already our Indian special athletes have done in Berlin n Itly world games during past which is well appreciated by our Hon’ble Prime Minister Sh Modi Ji. He deeply appreciate & laud the dedication & passion of Dr Ashwani Jojra,
Founding President & Area Director Special Olympics Bharat JKUT & his team who brought this noble mission of Special Olympics In JKUT & Leh UT in 2007 and provided an opportunity to the persons with Intellectual Disabilities to explore their hidden talent through the medium of sports, who is rendering his services voluntarily & selflessly as I am witnessing since two decades, DIG added.
In his welcome & keynote address, Dr Ashwani Jojra Founding President n Area Director SOB JKUT termed this SOB mission as a boon & blessings for the persons with intellectual disabilities to turn their dreams into realities to lead their lives with honour & dignity enhancing glory in their families under the guidance and guardianship of our national President Dr Malika Nadda Ji & National General Secretary Dr D G Choudhary. I also appeal to whole society to make this SOB mission- a mass movement to reach to the unreached in nook & corner of every village, Dr Jojra urged.
The contingent comprises of AD SoB Mr Sunny Nanda ( Sr Coach), Mr Rashpal (Coach), the special athletes are Raghudeep Singh, Rakesh Kumar Choudhary, Krish Mehra, Anand Bhagat, Sahil Kaith under the skilled n professional administrative guidance of Mr Sahil Badyal Program Manager SOB JKUT.
Besides DIG Jammu,SP Headquarters Jammu Irshad H. Rather,JKPS addressed & graced the send off ceremony , who urged the society to come forward to strengthen this noble cause to restore smiles on the sad faces of Special athletes & their families, care takers, guardians as they are the important part of society and deserve love & care.
DSP DAR Jammu Sheikh Tahir also graced this occasion.
The other prominent personalities who attended the programme include Thakur Jagdev Singh Prabu Jee, Ms Pooja Malhotra Sr Vice President SAHYOG INDIA, The Executive Committee Members & Advisors of SAHYOG INDIA & SPECIAL OLYMPICS BHARAT JKUT are Dr Ajay Kumar Audiologist, Mr Tanveer Hussain CEO, Mr Ish Mahajan Financial Advisor , Mr Gourav Bhasin Promotional Head, Mr Jagbir Singh Ji, Mr Sudershan Singh Chib, Ms Mona Abrol, Ms Kritika Sharma, Mr Vimal Manchanda, Mr Rajeev Tomar, Dr Avneet Sg Soodan Dentist , Mr Gourav Kumar, Mr Awaiz Malik, Mr Rajdev Singh, Mrs Raj Kumari ,Mr Mr Rishab Aggarwal, Mr Adhaar Gupta , Capt. Bhagwan Singh, Mr Hari Vishwas ( SOB VOLUNTEER).
All the participants graciously extended their sincere wishes to the contingent to embrace the thumping success in unique special Olympics sports event of BOCCE. Ms Mona Abrol conducted all proceedings n Mr Tanveer Hussain presented vote of thanx, All the participants especially special athletes n their parents got felicitated by DIG – the chief guest on behalf of J&K police as a token of appreciation to carry the mission ahead.
