Students with disabilities in sports meet

Some of the students warming-up before a game of football. (DPI photo)

A two-day sport meet for students with disabilities from various schools began yesterday at the National Gymnasium, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

Participating schools include the Harold B. Davis Special School, St. Barnabas Special School, David Rose School for Handicapped Children, Special Needs School East Bank Demerara, Gifted Hands Learning for Children, Open Doors Centre, New Amsterdam Special Needs School, Ministry of Education Unit for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Linden Centre for Special Needs Children and Guyana Society for the Blind.

DPI said that the students will be going head to head at cricket, football, swimming, table tennis, athletics and bocce. Director of Sport, Christopher Jones said this is the third year of the meet and the first time it is being held for two days.