Special players given chance in Beach Games

Athletes bag two gold medals in event organised by SSB.

KARACHI: The Sindh Sports Board (SSB) Beach Games 2013 that concluded yesterday included special athletes for the first time in a multi-sport event.

The Games, featuring 21 disciplines with four teams from Karachi, showcased the special players in separate events for mini-marathon and beach volleyball.

Special athletes Imran Hussain and Nousheen Nasir won gold medals in the mini-marathon men and women events respectively.

According to the manager of the special contingent, Isharat Zehra, the Games was a golden opportunity for the special athletes to perform on one platform along with the regular players.

“Having the special athletes compete with the regular ones was a big step,” Zehra told The Express Tribune.

Meanwhile, the event secretary Khalid Rehmani said that contrary to the schedule, organisers did not hold the events on the second day.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 25^th, 2013.

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