DWA's Sport's Acitvities

Introduction - Special Sport

Sports and physically challenged persons!!! Usually it assumed sport is not for physically challenged persons as it's a physical activity. But many physically challenged proved that they can be a good player, even though they face trouble but they invented they own ways in sports.

Even though blind cricket team of Pakistan won world cup of blind cricket but still many people ask, how blind persons can play Cricket? Same way people think physically challenged persons can not take in physical activities. But once again we at DWA are on our way and soon the society will see how much active a physically challenged person can be, if given appropriate facilities.

There are bunch of new things coming soon in the filed of sports for physically challenged persons. But at this time we are taking out of the ground with flowing sports.

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Famous Tricycle Race

President Mr. Javed Raise was arranging tricycle race since long by himself, in Layari. We also requested and struggle to include tricycle race in Lahore Marathon and Punjab Govt. first time include tricycle race in Lahore Marathon in 2007. And DWA won the first price of US$1000.

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Wheelchair Race

As we mentioned most of our members are from poor families they can not afford wheelchairs, they crawl by hands on grounds. DWA was thinking to support some way, so they can have a better and decent life. In this situation Shafiq Bhai came to rescue and provided us many wheelchairs free of cost. Now DWA providing these wheelchairs to needy physically challenged persons and it please us to see them on wheelchair with happy and smiling face. There faces shine as they have got a new car.

Now as many of our members have wheelchairs and they are getting expert to use these wheelchairs, we are planning wheelchair race very soon. Now these members are also taking part in different walks for the cause, on their wheelchair.

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Cricket

Cricket is famous game in Pakistan, and we the PWD too, love Cricket. You may know Blind cricket team won blind cricket world cup. We have arranged our Cricket team and we are on our wheels hoping to start arranging cricket tournaments for physically challenged persons, very soon.

If you are willing to sponsor such cricket tournaments, contact us any time, we shall be thankful to you for your support.

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Badminton

Despite our legs are affected by polio we start playing Badminton on our wheelchairs. We do not have any court, we play in our gaily and hoping government or some generous company will support us to having our own play ground where we all the physically challenged persons get-together and play different games.

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Basketball - Pattaya, Thailand

Pattaya international wheelchair sports invitation Sindh Paralympics feel proud to announce that First time in the history of Pakistan, our 11 members' team of physically challenged persons on wheelchair participated in special basketball tournament, "Pattaya international wheelchair sports invitation 2" from 22-25 August 2006, in Pattaya Thailand.

We not only played basketball matches and observer the facilities for special sports, we also enjoyed touring then and visited independent living center for special people. We appreciate the efforts of government of Thailand in providing such a great facilities to special people. And we believe that if our government provide us the similar facilities we have so many talented sport men who can prove their talent at international level.

Disabled Welfare Association (DWA) won the 1^st price of wheelchair race in Lahore marathon and we believe that we could win, but due to lack of facilities such as special wheelchairs, and basketball court for practice we couldn't compete well at international level, at our first time. But we believe on our talent and eager to win next time.

In this regard we are requesting for support from government and other who can extend some support in this regards, such as providing us special wheelchair, a well developed basketball court and other facilities. We assure you if you support our team we can prove our talent and can become champion, at international level.

We also appreciate the efforts of Mr. S. M Nishat (president) and Mr. Javed Raees (General Secretary) of Sindh Paralympics, in establishing first wheelchair basketball team and providing them the opportunity to have international level experience.

Following are few photos from the "Pattaya International wheelchair sport invitation 2."

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PMA Karachi 2007

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Lahore marathon 2006 & 2007

DWA’s leadership and members are so eager and active to take part in every possible activity. Despite the difficulties in traveling and in arranging fund we always try our best to be active part of society.

Annual Marathan of Lahore is one of the Mega events. In 2006 Marathan DWA decided to take part in Lahore Marathan, and around 60 disabled people from Sindh went to Lahore by road. It was the first time for most of our members to travel so far without having any accessible transportation and other arrangements. We faced a lot of problems on the way to Lahore but despite the difficulties all of our members showed patience and bear all the difficulties and hardship just to take part in marathon and to prove “mazoori majboori nahee hai”. Our first experience of attending Lahore Marathan was not very pleasant, but 2007 brought fruit of our patience, hardship and participation in first Lahore Marathan.

This year disabled persons from Sindh Disability Forum’s member organizations send around 150 disabled persons from Sindh took part in Lahore marathan. Once again it was DWA’s responsiblility to arrange everything. This time we went to Lahore by QaraKurm train on 12th January 2007. various VIPs from Govt. see off our team for marathan, at Karachi Railway station.

President Javed Rais and DWA’s volunteers took care of meals and other requirements of group member, throughout the journey. When we reached Lahore on 13th January , higher authorities of government of Punjab and deputy speaker of Sindh Assembly Ms. Raheela Tawana welcomed us, who was there specially to receive us.

Under the traditional drum beat we left for our VIP hotel in Lahore. Government also provided us 7 accessible buses for entire duration of our stay in Lahore.

Same day in the afternoon we visited Milestone office, where milestone distributes wheelchairs to physically challenged persons, and also awarded a shield to Mr. Ghulam Nabi Nizamani and President Mr.Javed Rais.

Nazim Lahore Mr. Mian Amir Mehmood and President Javed Rais delivered speech as chief guests. Mr. Javed Rais introduced DWA’s mobility project that has been sponsored by World Bank and offers his full support and co-operation toward disabled people organizations in Punjab for mobility development.

On 14th January morning our team reached Gadafi stadium to take part in marathon. It was the first time that organizers included tricycle race event in the Marathan. In tricycle marathon our team took first two position. First position was of Mr. Karim Baloch who is president of Lyari Town sector of DWA.2nd position was taken by Mr. Ghulam Hasan of MSSWA one of SDF member organization.

After winning first two positions our group member demonstrated “Bhangra” dance to enjoy the happy moment. Chief Minster Punjab government awarded US$ 1000 cheque to Mr. Karim Baloch at the end of the ceremony of the Marathon. Mr. Karim Baloch is our very active member and has been winning Karachi Tricycle race since last 12 years.

On 15th January, government of Punjab arranged special tour program for our group. We enjoyed visiting “Daata Darbar”, “Shahi Qila”, “Wagah border’. At “Wagah border we watched flag raising ceremony of Pakistani and Indian border forces. Our group member chanted ….. Pakistan Zindabad, Pakistan Zindabad.

Next day on 16th December we returned to Karachi. We will never forget this great joyful event that brought happens to our disabled members.

Our President Mr. Javed Rais reminded us the unpleasant experience of last year, and said, “ if we hadn’t show patience and eagerness, if we had return last time to avoid difficulties and hardship in traveling, we couldn’t reach this success that we are enjoying today”. He further advised not to lose hope due to the difficulties in the way, “formers always have to work hard before harvest the crops”.

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Lahore marathon 2007

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