City’s Mahesh Kumar is Skating Coach for the Special Olympics Worlds Games 2019
Mangaluru: Mangaluru’s Mahesh Kumar has served as the Referee for the Roller Skating Federation of India for 22 years. He is the Technical Official, Ice Skating Association Of India, and also the Joint Secretary for the Karnataka Roller Skating Association. He has represented India for the Worlds Games 2003, Dublin. Also Trained the Roller Skating Team for the Worlds Games 2011, held at Greece. Being a National Awardee, he has now been selected to Represent India as a Roller Skating Coach for the Special Olympics World Games 2019 to be held at Abhu Dhabi from 14th to 21st March 2019.
After the Nationals,1st Preparatory Camp of Indian Contingent for the Worlds Games was held at Scottish International School, Gurugram, Haryana March 2018. The 2nd Preparatory Camp was held at Bits Pilani and Birla Public School, Rajasthan June 2018. National Coaching Camp was held at Indira Park International Roller Skating Rink, Hyderabad, Telangana August 2018. Train the Trainer workshop held at The Frank Anthony Public School, New Delhi from 22nd and 23rd November 2018. And the Final Camp will be held at The Frank Anthony Public School, JN Stadium and Talkatora Stadium Delhi from 1st March to 7th March 2019
While the Special Olympics is Celebrating 50th Year Celebrations, this year the total athletes from Karnataka are 16 , and 7 Coaches in different Sports are representing India for this World Games 2019. There will be 5 Athletes and 1 Coach from Dakshina Kannada District.
About 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games:
The 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games is a multi-sport event for athletes with intellectual disabilities in the tradition of the Special Olympics movement. It will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from March 14–21, 2019.
There were three finalists chosen from the countries who had submitted bids to host the games: Australia, Germany, and South Africa. However, all three countries had withdrawn their bids by April 2015. In November 2016 it was announced that the Emirate of Abu Dhabi would host the 2019 summer games. This will be the first time that the Special Olympics will be held in the Middle East / North Africa Region. Due to the region’s climate, the games will be held during the local late winter/early spring. The games will be held between March 14-21, 2019.
The opening ceremony will take place on March 14, 2019 at the Zayed Sports City Stadium. And the closing ceremony will take place on 21 March 2019 at the Zayed Sports City Stadium where the Special Olympics flag will handed over from Abu Dhabi to Jämtland County, Sweden as the hosts of the 2021 Special Olympics World Winter Games.
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