Mangaluru: Ashley D’souza and Nizamuddin, students of St Agnes Special School, are selected for the Special World Olympics 2019, to be held in Abu Dhabi from March 14 to 22, 2019.
Sr Maria Shruthi AC, Principal of St Agnes Special School, in her address to the media said, “It’s with much joy and pride we announce to the public that the two students of St. Agnes Special School Mangaluru, are selected to play in the International Special Olympics held at Abu Dhabi from March 14 to 22 2019”.
“Ashley will be taking part in the power lifting competition. He has been trained by Premnath Ullal. Seeing his ability and successive performance he has been selected to play in the International Special Olympics held at Abu Dhabi. Nizamuddin will be representing India in the Football team. Narayan Sherigar the National Coach in Special Olympics Bharath and the Physical Education Instructor in St. Agnes Special school has trained him in the foot ball. He too has been selected to play in the International Special Olympics held at Abu Dhabi, she said”.
Ashley has previously won gold medal for Power-lifting in Mandya, silver in Bhopal, 3 Gold medals in Kholapur. Nizamuddin has also won several medals in various parts of the country.
“St Agnes Special School management, staff, students and the parents wish both of them the very best. May they bring laurels to the schools and be an example for the other children with special children to excel in the sports field. We also invite the well wishers and multi national companies and public sectors to come forward to help them to sponsor these children and help them in their needs” added Sr Maria Shruthi AC.
Vasanth Kumar Shetty, Director of Saanidhya Residential School and Training Centre for the Mentally Challenged, Shaktinagar, Mangaluru urged the public to support and encourage these special children so that they could fair much better in future sports events.
Premnath Ullal, the trainer of Ashley, and Narayan Sherigar, the trainer of Nizamuddin, and also the Physical Education Instructor at St Agnes Special School were present during the press meet.
