Organisers Hail First Disabled Sport Competition Held in Hpa-an a Success
Organisers Hail First Disabled Sport Competition Held in Hpa-an a Success
Karen News, 22 May 2016
URL: http://karennews.org/2016/05/organisers-hail-first-disabled-sport-competition-held-in-hpa-an-a-success.html/
For the first time, a sport event for people with disabilities was held on May 17 in Hpa-an Karen State. Organisers said the aim of the event was to encourage the community to recognize the value of people with disabilities.
Myanmar Red Cross, Australia Red Cross, and the Karen Handicap Sports Committee worked together to hold the inaugural Disabled Sport Competition in the Karen State’s capital stadium.
Nan Kyawt Kay Thi Aung, an organizer of the event and the manager of the Myanmar Prosthetic Branch Office spoke to Karen News.
“In Myanmar, we only have one wheelchair basketball national team. The Karen State team is the second best in Myanmar. Thus, in Karen State, for people with disabilities to play better in sports and to let them know that they can do so much even though they are disabled. We intend to encourage them.”
Organisers said that the event was a success with more than 50 people taking part in wheelchair basketball, table-tennis, badminton and cane-ball. A sport competition for children with disabilities was also held and prizes for the winners presented by Karen State’s Chief Minister, Nan Khin Htwe Myint.
The Handicap Sport Committee was established in 2014 with the objective of encouraging disabled children in Karen State to play sport.
Myanmar Red Cross, Australia Red Cross, and the Karen Handicap Sports Committee worked together to hold the inaugural Disabled Sport Competition in the Karen State’s capital stadium.
Nan Kyawt Kay Thi Aung, an organizer of the event and the manager of the Myanmar Prosthetic Branch Office spoke to Karen News.
“In Myanmar, we only have one wheelchair basketball national team. The Karen State team is the second best in Myanmar. Thus, in Karen State, for people with disabilities to play better in sports and to let them know that they can do so much even though they are disabled. We intend to encourage them.”
Organisers said that the event was a success with more than 50 people taking part in wheelchair basketball, table-tennis, badminton and cane-ball. A sport competition for children with disabilities was also held and prizes for the winners presented by Karen State’s Chief Minister, Nan Khin Htwe Myint.
The Handicap Sport Committee was established in 2014 with the objective of encouraging disabled children in Karen State to play sport.