Dr Mallika Nadda, chairperson of Special Olympics Bharat, announced that the 15-day training camp for the 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games will be held in Delhi. The biennial event, scheduled to take place in Berlin in June, will welcome 7,000 athletes and Unified partners from approximately 170 countries to compete across 26 sports.

India is preparing 202 athletes and partners and 59 coaches to participate in 15 sports. The athletes will be supported by more than 3,000 coaches and 20,000 volunteers. Dr Nadda, who is the wife of national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, JP Nadda, stated that her husband is quite supportive of the Special Olympics Bharat mission and is always there for moral support.

Dr Nadda elaborated on the challenges of preparing athletes for international events, especially when it comes to intellectually challenged children. She also highlighted the challenges that occurred during the tough time of the Covid-19 pandemic, which made it difficult to handle the children in lockdown.

In preparation for the Kazan World Games, Camps were underway, preparing the Athletes and Coaches, but unfortunately, the games got cancelled after the extensive sanctions implemented by the international community due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.