Special Olympian Manali Manoj Shelke taught us something very special in the ongoing 2019 Special Olympics in Dubai. The powerlifter failed thrice to lift the weight. Eventually, her coach got in front of her and motivated her. In an attempt to boost Manali’s confidence, the coach got the crowd to rally behind her and somehow the 19-year-old managed to lift the weight. As soon as she finished the task, she ran towards her coach and hugged him.
The video is going viral on the internet:
Special Olympics athlete Manali Manoj Shelke shows us what a true athlete is pic.twitter.com/H2XkzIHnux
— Athlete Swag (@AthleteSwag) March 15, 2019
She was applauded for her effort on Twitter:
Love her smile when she got it! What it’s all about, doing what others don’t think can be done!
— Jeff Hecklinski (@JeffHecklinski) March 15, 2019
Damn I love this kinda stuff. Too bad we don’t see more of this feel good content
— TRider006 (@Rider006T) March 15, 2019
This is beautiful. These kids man. What they deal with @ such a young age realizing that they have a tougher road and are different. Anyone that has ever been under the bar and wondered whether you’d make it back up knows how she feels. To do it again and again shows such courage
— @kansascitycat (@kansascitycat) March 15, 2019
I can leg press over 525lbs but this is still inspirational. Great job
— Cosmonaut Andy Dalton (@AndyDalton_69) March 15, 2019
This was one of the first tweets I seen today absolutely 100% awesome! I love the guy getting the crowd pumped and she is so stoked when she is done!Beautiful !
— Nicholas Lawrence (@Nichola90201355) March 16, 2019
Stuff like this is why I enjoy social media. Her smile at the end was awesome. Such inspiring athletes
— JRZ (@ClevelandMade13) March 16, 2019
That’s freaking awesome! Shes a fighter! Heart of a champion!
— Rangel Brandon Lowry (@lowryrangel66) March 15, 2019
The Indian contingent have had a great run in the Special Olympics 2019 so far. They are currently second on the points tally but have the most number of medals (gold, silver and bronze combined). India are only behind Russia with 37 gold, 42 silver and 46 bronze medals in the bag already (the medal tally may change).
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