As many as 26 deaf children from Meghalaya are all set to represent India at the Silent Olympics in Bulgaria later this year. Officials said this in Shillong today. The children had won medals at the recently-concluded National Games for the Deaf in Aurangabad.The winners of gold and silver medals will be participating in the Silent Olympics in Sofia, Bulgaria fromJuly 26 to August 4, 2013.The children, who live in a rehabilitation centre forthe deaf run by a Christian NGO at Umiam Khwan in Ri-Bhoi district, were trained by special coaches of the Army MadrasRegiment.
News On AIR | May 30, 2013 9:12 AM
26 children from Meghalaya to represent India at Silent Olympics, Bulgaria