As part of its initiative for promotion of sports and inclusive development, SAIL-Bokaro Steel Plant has taken a giant leap forward by signing an MoA (Memorandum of Agreement) with Special Olympics Bharat (SoB) for sponsoring the entire Indian contingent for the Special Olympics-2023 at Berlin, Germany. The MoA was signed by CRK Sudhanshu, GM(CSR-BSL) and Air commander (Retd) LK Sharma, ED (SoB) in the presence of Amarendu Prakash, Director Incharge BSL, Executive Directors and senior officials of BSL including TA Chief B.S Popli . Satbir Singh Sahota, Regional Director (SoB), Jharkhand was also present on this occasion. Addressing the special athletes present during the MoA signing, DIC Prakash said that SAIL-BSL and Bokaro city takes pride in sponsoring the Indian contingent to Berlin Special Olympics. He encouraged the special athletes to give their best performance during the Special Olympics and wished them the very best. Addressing the media later on, Prakash said that this initiative is part of the efforts of SAIL-BSL to do its bit in bringing specially abled children and athletes to the society’s mainstream. Air Cmdr (Retd) & ED (SoB) LK Sharma and Satbir Singh Sahota, Regional Director (SoB), Jharkhand thanked SAIL-BSL for extending their support for this cause and especially for sponsoring the Indian Contingent to Germany.
It is noteworthy that this MoA entails sponsorship of the Indian Contingent comprising more than 250 players along with coaches and officials of SoB to the Berlin Special Olympics. Through this sponsorship, SAIL-BSL will bear all the expenses related to participation of the Indian Contingent in the Berlin Special Olympics. COC BSL M K Dhan said that out of the total 14 games included in the Special Olympics, Bokaro Steel Plant has already hosted the national coaching camp and selection trials of Badminton, Cycling, Football and Futsal for the Special Olympics. COC further added that BSL has been focusing on the areas of promotion of health and sports through its CSR initiatives.