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At the send-off ceremony on Tuesday, there were no nerves prevalent as the kids arrived in bunches, smiling, and with parents in tow. “The children are all very excited, and they aren’t nervous at all, even though many of them are going out of the country for the first time, and so far away. But hopefully we’ll put in a good show,” said a Special Olympics official.
In the previous edition of the meet in Japan, India ended in fifth place in the medals tally — not bad at all considering they were taking part for the first time.
The athletes did their training and preparation for the tournament in Shimla. This time around, alpine skiing, snow boarding and shoeing have been included for the first time.
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