Badminton shuttle time for the intellectually disabled!

Wednesday, 26 February 2020 00:56 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

Sri Lanka Badminton in partnership with Special Olympics Serendib will organise a Para Shuttle Time Program on Sunday, 1 March at the SLB Stadium Courts at Maitland Place.

This is a long-felt initiative which stems from a global partnership that Badminton World Federation has with Special Olympics International. Badminton Asia supports this initiative and Sri Lanka Badminton thus welcomes the launch of this program which will serve as the fore-runner of a long-term plan between SO Serendib and SLB to fulfil mutual interest in offering experiences and opportunities to people who are Intellectually Disabled (ID).

Special Olympics serves people with ID in 176 countries worldwide. Asia Pacific is no different and Sri Lanka has been progressively drawn into the scheme of things. In Sri Lanka SO Serendib covers 25 districts and a host of sports, badminton being one of them. For SLB, Pradeep Welagedera is the Program Coordinator which hopes to bring 25 coaches and 25 ID persons to a day-long program that runs into three sessions imparting skills and routines ended with a simple award ceremony! SLB President Rohan De Silva will be the Guest of Honour on the invitation of SO Serendib Chairman Dr. Nimal Ayiththa Kariyawasam. Leo Club International is also associated with the program which is expected to draw well-wishers and friends from all three organisations.