Amna Momin Zia of Class 7 from The C.A.S. School, along with 84 other participants from all over Pakistan, participated in the16th Special Olympics World Games in Berlin from 17 to 25 June. Over 6,000 athletes from 190 countries took part in the Special Olympics. Amna represented Pakistan as a swimmer in 25-metre Freestyle and 25-metre Backstroke. She secured 8th position in the intense 25-metre Freestyle finals. She was selected as the flag-bearer for the Pakistan contingent at the closing ceremony.
A big thank you to Ms Ronak Lakhani, the Pakistan team organizer and Sapphire, Athletes’ Sponsor for believing in Amna’s
extraordinary potential. We also thank Ms Saba Shozeb for training Amna not only for the Special Olympics but also for other local and national swimming competitions.