Special Olympics Bharat

The special Olympics Bharat programme has so far drawn a number of coaches to work with 850875 athletes across the country.

It is recognized by the Government of India as a National Sports Federation in the Priority Category, for development of Sports for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, and is a designated Nodal Agency for all disabilities on account of its national presence and experience, especially in rural areas which account for nearly 75 per cent of the disabled population in India.

Through participation across 8 World Summer Games they have won 286 Gold, 304 Silver and 378 Bronze Medals to an overall tally of 968.

[4] 214 athletes and 53 coaches participated at the Special Olympics World Summer games held in Los Angeles, California, US, from 25 July to 2 August 2015, across 14 sport disciplines: athletics, aquatics, bocce, basketball, badminton, table tennis, volleyball, softball, football, powerlifting, roller skating, handball, cycling, and Unified golf.

Through participation across 5 Special Olympics World Winter Games and 19 Bronze Medals to an overall tally of 94.