- With the highest number of medical professionals ever trained for an event, this initiative has made it to the Asia Book of Records
- The maximum screenings in any one location were held in the Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, where over 7,500 athletes were screened across Special Olympics key health screening initiatives.
NE SPORTS BUREAU
AHMEDABAD, APRIL 8
Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel on Thursday attended the closing ceremony of the largest National Health Fest for people with Intellectual Disability (Divyangjan) held at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera in Ahmedabad.
Live: ‘આઝાદી કા અમૃત મહોત્સવ’ના ભાગરૂપે સ્પે. ઓલમ્પિક ભારત દ્વારા આયોજિત ‘The National Health Fest for Divyangjan – We Care’ કાર્યક્રમમાં માનનીય મુખ્યમંત્રી શ્રી ભૂપેન્દ્રભાઈ પટેલની ગરિમામય ઉપસ્થિતિ. સ્થળ: નમો સ્ટેડિયમ, અમદાવાદ https://t.co/yVAWinVoBx
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) April 7, 2022
Speaking on the occasion the Chief Minister said, “Today has become a special day for Gujarat. This programme is aimed at the health of people with intellectual disabilities and has become a unique and inspirational one on the occasion of World Health Day. This National Health Fest will become an example of healthcare and boost the health of people with intellectual disabilities. It has shown a new path in their lives.”
स्पेशल ओलम्पिक्स भारत द्वारा 'आज़ादी का अमृत महोत्सव' के अंतर्गत अहमदाबाद के नरेन्द्र मोदी स्टेडियम में बौद्धिक दिव्यांग खिलाड़ियों के लिए नेशनल हेल्थ फेस्ट का आयोजन किया गया। देशभर के दिव्यांग खिलाड़ियों के हेल्थ चेकअप के प्रयास के लिए स्पेशल ओलम्पिक्स भारत का धन्यवाद किया। pic.twitter.com/U6A1ZEeeCu
— Acharya Devvrat (@ADevvrat) April 7, 2022
Launched under the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative by the Government of India and on the occasion of World Health Day on April 7th, Special Olympics Bharat successfully concluded the largest National Health Fest for people with Intellectual Disability (Divyangjan). This initiative offered free health screening of a total of over 90,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities exceeding the target of 75,000 in over 75 cities of India to mark 75 years of India’s independence. The screenings were conducted by 7,075 clinical volunteers, across 139 locations in 31 States, through an overwhelming support received at the National and local levels by the Government bodies, corporates and communities.
The maximum screenings in any one location were held in the Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, where over 7500 athletes were screened across Special Olympics key health screening initiatives.
Speaking on the occasion, Additional Director, Karnavati University, Prof. (Dr) Rohan Bhatt said, “We had over 1,800 volunteers on ground on the day of the screening including university students, doctors and Masters’ students working relentlessly. I am very thankful to them for being able to execute this mammoth task of successfully conducting screenings of over 7500 intellectually disabled athletes here at our premises.”
Dr Mallika Nadda, Chairperson, Special Olympics Bharat, read out the special message sent by Prime Minister Narendra Modiji. Expressing her thoughts later, Dr Nadda said, “Special Olympics Bharat has organised a national health fest today which has had a massive impact on the athletes with intellectual Disability. A record 1,00,000 health screenings have been successfully concluded today.
Thank Shri Narendra Modi to change the nomenclature from ‘Viklang’ to ‘Divyang’ – these athletes are truly close to the divine and working for them is a service towards the progress of mankind.”
Also present on the occasion were star Indian Athletes Yogeshwar Dutt and Babita Phogat.
With this attempt Special Olympics Bharat has made it to the Guinness Book of Records for ‘Most people running in place simultaneously (multiple venues), wherein all the athletes did spot jogging for a minute across multiple locations.’
SO Bharat entered the Asia Book of Records for a ‘Maximum medical and sports professionals trained online for screening & training people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities that reached a total of 8,772, exceeding the target of 7500.’
The World Talent Organisation awarded SO Bharat with largest number of people (Intellectually Impaired/IDD) participated in fitness training program in a week – (multiple locations).
