Mr. Kartikay Saini, Mr. Ajay Khanna, Mary Kom and Air Marshal Denzil Keelor

Herbalife International India Pvt Ltd, and Olympic Medal Winner, Mary Kom at Imperial Delhi, together felicitated the Indian contingent to the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, held from July 25-August 2, 2015, in Los Angeles

Athletes

I am glad to witness the event and bring it forth to you. Out of  214 athletes from the Special Olympics Bharat team, 47 brought back gold, 54 silver and 72 bronze medals. Isn’t it great ? Yes of course! It was such a proud moment for athletes and their parents. Getting felicitated by Mary Mom is indeed a big thing!

Mary Kom addressing the conference

After a warm welcome by the anchor, Mary Kom addressed the conference reiterating the need of string focus and will power to achieve the goal. She said, fight again and again to achieve your goal until you succeed. The killer instinct is a must to achieve a certain objective be it discipline of life. She said – ” The Herbalife nutritional food products that form a regular part of my dietary regimen have been an immense help to me to maintain the strength and concentration that I require to excel in boxing, my chosen discipline.”

Athlete being awarded by eminent personalities including Mary Kom

Mr. Ajay Khanna, Vice President and Country Head, Herbalife International India Pvt Ltd said, congratulated all the athletes and advocated the importance of nutrition for a healthy and active lifestyle. He said- “Our support for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games is indicative of this commitment.”

Air Marshal Denzil Keelor, CEO, Special Olympics Bharat welcomed back our Athletes from the World Summer Games at Los Angeles. He enforced that their mission to achieve all our targets involving as many Athletes as we can through our local, district and state level programs. Air Marshal insisted on the need of healthy nutrition and looked forward to continuous support from Herbalife India.

Sports kit

It was then time for felicitation when athletes were honoured with bouquets and gifts. Being honoured by eminent personalities is a great achievement in itself. There were photographs and group photos. The ceremony ended with slogans of ‘ Bharat Mata ki Jai’, ‘Vandemataram’ and Jai Hind. Overall, it was a patriotic and highly energetic moment for all.

About Mary Kom

Herbalife India and Mary Kom felicitates Indian Contingents

Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, also known as MC Mary Kom, or simply Mary Kom, is a boxer from Manipur, India. She is a five-time World Amateur Boxing champion, and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six world championships. source- Wikipedia

Eminent personalities Mr. Kartikay Saini,Mr. Ajay Khanna, Mary Kom, Air Marshal

About Herbalife Ltd.

Herbalife International India Pvt Ltd sponsored Special Olympics Bharat team in line with a global initiative in which Herbalife partners with LA2015, the Organizing Committee for the Games, to assist in meeting the nutritional needs of athletes and coaches from 165 countries.

Champions

It is a global nutrition company since 1980. They have products catering to nutrition, weight-management, energy, sports and personal care that are available in more than 90 countries. They also provide one-on-one coaching with an Herbalife Associate and a community that inspires customers to live a healthy, active life.

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About Special Olympics Bharat

Group photograph

Special Olympics Bharat is a National Sports Federation registered accredited by Special Olympics Inc to conduct Special Olympics Programs all over India. It organizes Olympic-type sports for persons with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics is an international organization that unleashes the human spirit through the transformative power and joy of sports every day around the world. While sports remains the mainstay of the Special Olympics Program the capacity of the athletes are constantly developed through regular trainings and additional initiatives that help strengthen the athletes- mentally , physically and emotionally.

Nidhi KM

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