Special Olympics Bangladesh team to return home Wednesday after 33-medal haul in Berlin

C T Online Desk: Special Olympics Bangladesh team will return home Wednesday morning after bagging 33 medals, including 24 golds, in eight disciplines at the 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin.

Besides emerging champion in women’s football, women’s handball and unified volleyball, Special Olympics Bangladesh side won six golds in athletics, six in bocce, five in badminton and four in swimming.

Special Olympics Bangladesh team comprised 79 players – 46 female and 33 male – and participated in the Berlin Games with financial assistance from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Special Olympics Bangladesh side had clinched 22 golds at the previous edition in Dubai in 2019.