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Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood inaugurated the Special Olympics India National Powerlifting Championship at Maitreyi College on Wednesday and announced that the city government will build a dedicated stadium and residential sports facility for children with special needs.

Speaking at the event, organised by Special Olympics Bharat-Delhi in association with the Sports Authority of India and the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sood said the Delhi government will provide cash awards of up to Rs 15 lakh to winners of Special Olympics events.

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“Special Olympics winners will now be honoured with separate recognition and not clubbed under Paralympics. Individual gold meda

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