Students help athletes with Down Syndrome – Society – Bulgaria – NOVA News
Students dance in support of athletes with Down Syndrome. Charity concerts raise funds that athletes cannot travel with and participate in an international competition.
They call them “The Sunny Athletes of Bulgaria”. Among them is Boyan. For the first time he enters the hall, carried in the arms of his parents, because he has difficulty walking and cannot speak. Today he is one of our most promising talents in shot put and dreams of a gold medal.
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– What competitions await you?
– Athletics, running, jumping.
– How do you see the future?
“With my heart.”
– With the heart and with sports?
– Yes.
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“Since 2015, when we started, almost 100% of them were almost non-verbal, some of them aggressive. For 3 years now, I have seen that they are motivated by anticipation, by the upcoming competitions. This gives them a great chance to be integrated into society “, Slav Petkov from the Federation” Adapted Physical Activity “.
However, the medals already won in the world competition, so far the Federation does not receive help from the state. Read mostly to donors so you can rate and continue to travel to tournaments. The call for help was heard from the capital’s 140th school, which teaches folk dances.
And while the athletes train in the gym, the dancers repeat themselves on stage. The students and their teachers managed to organize the show only for the week. I promise that this will not be the last such charity concert in which art lends a hand to sports.
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“It simply came to our notice then. This is an additional and very pleasant emotion for them – that they give something good and something good in the meaning of life “, said Mario Gerginov, who is Deputy Director of 140 SU” Ivan Bogorov “.
Tenth-grader Mary Magdalene has her own personal motive for healing on stage in support of our athletes with Down Syndrome.
“Several years ago we had such a case with our family friends. The child is fine, but they are the sunniest children and it is always good to have such a good cause for them, because they are worth it, “said the student.
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Other dance ensembles from the site are also included in the concert.
“Southwestern University will present two productions, which will be shown for the first time. We have said what the cause is and everyone has the right to participate or not, but everyone 100% supported this cause and participate in it, “said Prof. Nikolay Tsvetkov from the Department of Choreography at SWU-Blagoevgrad.
Our athletes will also appear on the stage of the Musical Theater – with the promise to return with medals from every competition in which they have a chance to participate.
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