Sports

Discussion on hosting Pacific tournament for Special students underway: Bala

April 4, 2019 5:06 am

Minister for Youth and Sports Parveen Bala has opened up on discussions of hosting a Pacific tournament for Special students.

This follows the successful outing of the Fiji Special Olympic team in the Abu Dhabi Summer Olympic last month.

Bala says having a Pacific tournament for Special students will mould them into Special Olympians.

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“We are thinking of now of hosting a Pacific Special Olympic Games. That’s on the table now and it’s up for discussion.

Bala says this is to ensure that equality is recognized in sports participation.