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Cheers and medals during Sports Day at the School for the Blind

One teacher and one student carry in the flame to start the games.

Derek Franklin

The annual School for the Blind Sports Competition has taken place over several days, culminating with the final races and matches of all the competitions.

As with previous years the students were divided into two teams, green and blue, and the days’ events started with a procession which saw the students and teachers parading past all the invited local dignitaries.

The marching band led the athletes to the opening ceremony.

Pre-games entertainment was provided by the students, including a routine which was the teenagers dancing with hula-hoops, the newest craze here amongst youngsters in Thailand.

First race of the day was between two blind children who have difficulty mobilizing, and they raced as fast as they possibly could on their walking frames. This was then followed with two students racing each other, but apart from being blind they are also deaf and dumb, and their teacher communicated with them by making signs on their hands.

Other events included the skipping race and the running relays, with several students running alone, but with teachers standing around the running course and guiding the student by calling instructions on which way to run. Other students who were not as confident were joined to their teachers by a small piece of string tied to their wrist and they ran together, but with the student leading the running and the teacher passing instructions on when to turn left or run straight.

In the end it was the blue team who was victorious, and they received their trophy from Woody Underwood of ‘Jesters Care for Kids’.

The Pattaya School for the Blind is managed by the Father Ray Foundation. More information can be found at www.fr-ray.org or email [email protected]

Woody from ‘Jesters Care for Kids’ presented the winners trophy.

One young boy races to the finish line.

Checking out his gold medal.

With only two teams the students could come either first or second,
unfortunately this young boy came second.

Blue team cheerleaders.

As usual the goalball competition was fiercely fought.


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