Regina basketball player gets ready for Special Olympics in Berlin, Germany | 24CA News
Berlin, Germany will probably be internet hosting the 2023 Special Olympics from June 17 to 25, with 7,000 athletes competing in 24 sports activities.
One of these athletes, Steven Saman, is a Regina resident who’s the one participant from Saskatchewan on the Canadian males’s basketball group.
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“It’s been my passion to play basketball,” Saman stated.
He’s been taking part in basketball for seven years, and moved to Regina in December 2021.
Saman says he’s representing his residence and that he’ll be giving it his all and by no means giving up.
He added that he has folks backing him up and serving to to information him, and that he’s going to be strategizing with certainly one of his teammates.
He stated his mother and sister will probably be going with him to Berlin, and they’re all excited to get on the market.
“I’m pretty happy and pretty proud of how I got selected.”
His mom, Naveen Nageeb, stated they’ve some video games lined up, in addition to a group coaching camp.
“They will have some games in Calgary soon, something in Moose Jaw, they have another team camp sometime in April,” Nageeb stated.
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Faye Matt, CEO of Special Olympics Saskatchewan, stated it’s been a very long time since they’ve had athletes on the stage, noting the final time was earlier than the pandemic began.
“To have athletes on that pathway again is very special,” Matt stated.
She stated the coaching program could be very sturdy.
“The athletes will be training several times a week, we’ll be supporting the athletes to ensure that their stories are told.”
She stated the world video games create a stage for athletes to carry out at their highest degree, and reminds folks of the significance of sports activities for folks with mental disabilities.
A complete of eight athletes and 5 coaches will probably be representing Saskatchewan on the Games, and Matt stated that is the most important contingent of athletes from quite a lot of sports activities taking the stage.
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