Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar runs for a 'special' cause in New Delhi.Byline: ANI New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , Dec 21 (ANI): Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar took part in a special torch run organised here today for the 2009 Special Olympics Special Olympics International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. World Winter Games
The Special Olympics is aimed at empowering specially-abled individuals to take active part in sports training Sports training refers to specialized strategies and methods of exercise used in various sports to develop athletes and prepare them for performing in sporting events. Sports training methods and competition. Ahead of the Special Olympics World Winter Games scheduled to be held in Boise, Idaho, USA from February 2 to February 13, 2009, a Global Law Enforcement Torch Run The Law Enforcement Torch Run Campaign to benefit Special Olympics began in 1981 in Wichita, Kansas and is the largest grass-roots fundraising movement for Special Olympics. is being organised in all the host cities. Akshay, who led the Indian leg of the torch run flagged off by New Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Diksit, said that there is a need to encourage the specially-abled individuals to be a part of the mainstream society. "There are 30 million children who are special. We are waiting for one million athletes to come in. Please, come forward and encourage them. They have the right to lead a normal life like you and me," said Kumar. Akshay, the brand ambassador of Special Olympics, is now all set to take the torch to Shanghai in China after going through the streets of New Delhi's 'Chandni Chowk' area. When asked whether he had any security concerns taking part in such a public relay after the Mumbai attacks, Akshay said that militancy should not be allowed to overshadow o·ver·shad·ow tr.v. o·ver·shad·owed, o·ver·shad·ow·ing, o·ver·shad·ows 1. To cast a shadow over; darken or obscure. 2. To make insignificant by comparison; dominate. other aspects of life and that Mumbai is still a safe city despite the recent attacks that killed at least 179. "Whatever happened in Mumbai, despite all that, all of us got back to work. I myself went back to work the very next day. We don't have to give importance to these terrorist," said Akshay. Akshay who was chosen as the brand ambassador for Special Olympics in 2005 urged the people that militancy and acts of terror attacks should not be allowed to assume any importance. The 2009 Special Olympics will host almost 300 athletes with intellectual disabilities from more than 100 countries. The six-day event will see the athletes competing in seven winter sport events. (ANI) Copyright 2008 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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