IBSA World Judo Championship – Antalya, Turkey
Antalya , TurkeyFour men and five female players represented India in the IBSA World Judo Championship held in Antalya, Turkey from 19-26 April 2018.
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IBSA Events
3rd National Blind Football Tournament 2018, Kochi
The third IBFF National Blind Football Tournament was conducted at Kochi from 27 April-1 May 2018. DCP Kochi, Sri Kuruppasamy IPS was the chief guest of the event. Mr David Absalom Hony, General Secretary IBSA Delhi was the Guest of Honour for the occasion. Twelve teams participated in the tournament from across the country and the Academy Team Kochi won the championship.
Northern Region Coaching Camp for Visually-Impaired Women Atheletes
Delhi , IndiaIndian Blind Sports Association (IBSA) and USHA International jointly launched ‘Vision 2020’, a campaign to attract and train a large number of female athletes in sports. As a part of this campaign, IBSA organized Northern Region Coaching Camp for Female Athletes in Delhi from 10 – 15 September 2018.
Asian Para Games 2018, Jakarta
Jakarta , IndonesiaA contingent of 8 athletes with 6 escorts and guide runners accompanied by coach Dr. Satyapal Singh participated in the Asian Para Games held from 6-13 October in Jakarta, Indonesia.
13th Annual IBSA World Open Bench Press & Powerlifting Championships for the Blind, Egypt
Luxor , EgyptThe Indian team comprising Akshay Bidhuri and Ajay Birajdar participated in the 13th Annual IBSA World Open Bench Press & Powerlifting Championships for the Blind held from 10-18 November at Luxor, Egypt. Akshay Bidhuri, a Class XII student at JPM Senior Secondary School, the Blind Relief Association, Delhi won two gold medals in bench press and powerlifting (under 56 kg weight category) and Ajay Birajdar from Maharashtra won a gold in bench press & silver in powerlifting (under 75kg weight category), thus totaling to 4 medals for India. Around 120 athletes from 10 countries competed for the world title in powerlifting and bench press under various weight categories. The athletes were congratulated and the victory was celebrated at a felicitation ceremony organized by the Blind Relief Association & Indian Blind Sports Association at Gandhi Hall, B.R.A on 20 November, 2018. Mr. Naresh Dhawan, General Secretary of the Delhi State Powerlifting Association was the chief guest of the occasion.
Goalball Workshop
The Thyagraj Stadium the Thyagraj Stadium, New Delhi, Delhi, IndiaAs a part of the 21st National Athletics Championship for the Blind 2018 held from 10-13 December in Thyagaraj Stadium, New Delhi, a two-day Goalball workshop was conducted by experts from Finland and Russia. Kari Rasanen, Chairman, Juha Halme, Referee Coordinator and Alexey Baryaev, Sports Director from International Blind Sports Federation – Goalball.
England FA Blind Football Coaches & Players’ Training Session
Jogo Football Arena Kochi, IndiaA coaches & trainers training for new blind football trainers was held at Jogo Football Arena, Kochi from 26-28 February 2019. The England Blind Football Head Coach Jonathan Pugh, Manager Jeff Davis & Physical Trainer Ayser Hussain trained 32 participants from across India in this session.
2019 IBSA World Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships
Giza, Egypt , EgyptThe 2019 IBSA World and first Africa Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships was held in Giza, Egypt on 15-22 November 2019. 75 athletes representing 10 countries participated in this event. Triptpal Singh from India won a bronze medal in Powerlifting under the 125kg category.
IBSA National Kabaddi & Powerlifting Championships
The Blind Relief Association Delhi, IndiaThe week-long sports event organized by the Indian Blind Sports Association and co-hosted by the Blind Relief Association, Delhi started on 6 January 2020.
IBSA National Lawn Tennis Tournament
IBSA organized the 1st National Lawn Tennis Championship for the Blind in Patiala from 20-21 February 2020 in partnership with Patiala School for the Blind and Punjabi University. 12 players from B1 and 2 players from B2 Category participated in the event.
Webinar on Lockdown Home Workout for Visually Impaired Athletes
Online , IndiaSpeaker: Dr. Satyapal Singh (Dronacharya Awardee, Chief Coach of IBSA)
Dr. Satyapal Singh began his presentation by pointing out the problems faced by the para athletes especially the blind athletes for whom it is impossible to do sports without using their sense of touch and feel.
Webinar on Myths and Misconceptions about Sports Nutrition
Online , IndiaSpeaker: Dr. Vikram Singh (Senior Physical Educator - Jawaharlal Nehru University)
In the backdrop of the pandemic which made the entire world understand the importance of a healthy body and mind, this webinar was organised to talk about the myths and misconception about sports nutrition.