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Inaugural National Special Schools Championship 2010 - Track & Field

Inaugural Special Schools Championship (Track & Field) METTA School Clinches Champion Trophy
5 March 2010

The Inaugural National Special Schools for Track & Field came to a close today with METTA School clinching the Challenge Trophy for the Championship which was held at Serangoon Stadium.

The Inaugural National Special Schools Championship 2010 for Track and Field is an initiative by the Singapore Disaibility Sports Council to provide a sporting opportunity for students with intellectual disabilities to pursue their sporting aspirations. This event was organised after the recent announcement by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to include people with intellectual disabilities in IPC sanctioned events such as the Paralympics.

“The Inaugural National Special Schools Championship for Track & Field is an important milestone for the Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) as it provides an avenue for students from the special schools to compete and hopefully to discover their sporting potential. This is important as we have a very big pool of people with intellectual disabilities and especially after the recent International Paralympic Council (IPC) announcement to include athletes with intellectual disabilities to compete in IPC sanctioned events such as the Paralympics. In future we hope to work with the Ministry of Education (MOE) to use this championship as a platform to include our athletes with intellectual disabilities in MOE’s extracurricular activities. My dream is also to see our athletes with intellectual disabilities compete in a recognized abled bodied competition like the SEA Games. After all, we are only limited in what we can’t and not in what we want.” said Mr Frankie Thanapal Sinniah PBM, President of the Singapore Disability Sports Council

The Inaugural National Special Schools Championship saw 161 participants from 8 special schools. The Inaugural National Special Schools Championship 2010 for swimming was held on 12th March 2010 at the Singapore Sports School. This Championship is proudly sponsored by JP Morgan who has been championing disability sports for the past thirty years.

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For the School points tally click here

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On Your Marks Get Set Junior runners waiting to for the start gun

Metta School and their Cheer Metta School Working up the crowd

Delta Senior School doing their version of the cheer Delta Senior School, winners of the cheerleading competition strutting their stuff

Leap of Faith Fitri from Delta Senior School and winner for the Long Jump event for Senior Boys in action.

Prize presentation Mr Purush, Honorary Treasurer for the Singapore National Paralympic Council giving away the prizes.

Prize presentation Mr Frankie Thanapal Sinniah PBM, President for the Singapore Disability Sports Council giving away the prizes.