National players to help train students for 2019 Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi

Students of SMK Batu Muda with the national cricket players and Special Olympics Malaysia officials during the launch of the programme.

THE Malaysian Cricket Association will put a number of national cricket players on a special task to train 30 intellectually disabled students from SMK Batu Muda as they aim to qualify for a slot to compete at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi.

In a collaborative effort with Special Olympics Malaysia (SOM), the association will begin introducing the sport of cricket to students through an eight-week training programme starting tomorrow, with a vision of setting up a team once the programme ends.