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Sonu Sood joins Special Olympics Bharat as Brand Ambassador

Sonu Sood joins Special Olympics Bharat as Brand Ambassador
, Saturday, 31 July 2021 (21:13 IST)
Kolkata:Indian actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood has consented to support Special Olympics Bharat as the Brand Ambassador.
At a virtual event today, he interacted with the 'special athletes' responding to their queries while admiring and appreciating their sporting achievements.
 
Sonu will support Special Olympics Bharat in all its endeavours of promoting Inclusion for persons with intellectual disabilities on and beyond the sporting arena.
 
Speaking about his role as the ambassador, Sonu said, “Today is a very special day for me and
 
I am delighted to join this journey of inclusion with Special Olympics Bharat. Through their sporting achievements, each special Olympics athlete redefines the human spirit that stands tall in the face
 
of every challenge. I wish luck to all of them to do their best and showcase their abilities with
 
confidence which in itself would send a strong message to the world that they deserve to be mainstreamed. I feel privileged to join the Special Olympics Bharat family, and vouch to make
 
this platform even bigger and resonate with people all over the country. I support Special Olympics Bharat. I support the Inclusion Revolution".
 
Welcoming Sonu to the Special Olympics movement, Dr Mallika Nadda, chairperson of Special Olympics Bharat said, “I wish to convey my gratitude to Sonu Sood for accepting our invitation to
 
join the Special Olympics family. We are certain that he will play a major role in giving a new direction
 
to the Special Olympics movement in India and help the cause of persons with intellectual disabilities
 
all over the world. He has offered his support to Special Olympics Bharat on several occasions in the past, and we are thrilled that he is now going to lead the Special Olympics movement. We look
 
forward to working together with him in our effort to provide an equal opportunity and the dignity of life for persons with intellectual disabilities." In his role as the Brand Ambassador for Special Olympics Bharat, Sonu Sood will lead the team
 
of Special Olympics Bharat Athletes who will travel to Kazan to participate in the Special Olympics World Winter Games in January 2022.
 
“I feel honoured to have this opportunity to be with our team in Russia for the Special Olympics
 
World Winter Games. We will together encourage our athletes to give their best and cheer them on with such enthusiasm that the roar of support will echo back home in India as well", concluded Sonu.(UNI)

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