Volta Region emerges winners of Disabled Games

Accra, Dec. 17, GNA - Volta Region emerged the overall champions of a Disabled Games organized by the Disability Options Ghana (DO-Ghana) at the Athletics Oval of the University of Ghana, Legon.

The one-day event drew participating teams from five regions made up= of the Central, Greater Accra, Eastern, Western and Volta who competed in disciplines including wheelchair racing, special Olympic soccer, goal ball, blind javelin, blind athletics, swimming and blind tandem cycling.

Volta Region garnered 68 points, one-point richer than Eastern, with=

Western third with 46 points and followed by Central and Greater Accra in=

that order respectively. Ms Akua Sena Dansua, Minister of Youth and Sports who was the specia= l guest commended MTN Ghana Foundation for supporting the event and DO-Ghan= a for the resources channeled into the organisation of the event. Mrs Nabilla Williams of MTN Foundation, sponsors of the event, pledg= ed her outfit's will to collaborate with Government and other developing partners towards enhancement of programmes of the disabled across the country. According to the organizers, the Northern Sector, made up of Brong Ahafo, Ashanti, Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions will also hav= e their turn a later date.

The occasion was also used to introduce tandem bicycles which are designed to carry two persons at a time, which was manufactured by Tema branch of GRATIS in partnership with Disability Options Ghana (Do Ghana).