Digital Goa, June 20 – Goa’s Geetanjali Nagvekar bagged Gold Medal in the Level D 800 metres finals at the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2023 being held at Berlin, Germany. Geetanjali hails from Porvorim and is studying in Sanjay School. The Special Olympics World Games are underway in Berlin from June 17 and will go on till June 25. . Thirteen Goan athletes are representing India in futsal, athletics (male and female), roller skating (female), basketball (male and female), judo (male and female), unified volleyball (male and female) and handball. 7,000 athletes, representing 190 countries, are competing in 26 disciplines at the 9 day global sports event which has grown to be an international demonstration of inclusion and acceptance over the years.
