Indian golf legend creates history, wins Silver at Special Olympics World Games 2019

New Delhi. The golf prodigy Ranveer Singh Saini has done India as well as his parents proud by achieving yet another feat by winning silver medal in the global golf event Special Olympics World Games 2019 held in Abh Dhabi on March 14-21.

Representing India, the 18-year old Ranveer is a specially abled golfer from Gurugram missed the gold medal in the close contest in the final and played four rounds of 18 holes team play along with his partner Monica Jajoo. The tournament was played at Yas Links Golf Course in Abu Dhabi.

For Ranveer and Monica, this is the second medal in at the World Games platform as the duo had clinched Gold in World Games in Los Angeles 2015  too.

“The final turned out to be very tough under torrential winds and adverse weather conditions when Ranveer-Monica duo kept their place on top of the leader board for three consecutive days. The final round was played amongst teams India, USA, Norway and Denmark in the top four positions with India leading up to the 15th hole,” said Kartikay Saini, the proud father of Ranveer.

Ranveer’s father Kartikay Saini who is the chairman of the Scottish High International School, is also a golfer as he indulged in golf as a hobby. Ranveer was enrolled for golf lessons at the DLF Golf and Country Club with Anitya Chand, a National Golf Academy of India certified teaching professional.

With his historic victory at the Special Olympics World Games 2019, Ranveer has once again cut out a place for himself on the world map. His invincible prowess in golf has raised the bars for those eyeing for international titles.  His making it to the world games at LA in 2015 was itself a page turner in history but he capitalized this platform not only to become the first Indian at the world games but also creating ripples by his record breaking victory then.

According to Bakhtawar Saini, the proud mother of Ranveer, initially he did not have friends to get along because of his special abilities. But he was now surrounded by many friends and admirers after he started playing golf and winning one after another tournaments, said the beaming mother.

Not long ago anybody would have thought that a boy battling intellectual disorder would conquer the world. And today Ranveer has. Diagnosed with autism at the age of 2, Ranveer has been a fighter, as all children with special needs are, defying the odds and battling through the challenges.

Until one day, that turned a new page of his life.  The Special Olympics Golf Masters 2013! The event that would unleash a champion and lay the foundation of a new entity. The lone Special needs golfer from India, the 12 year old Ranveer represented millions of hopes at Special Olympics Golf Masters 2013.

A promising game for all athletes the Special Olympics Golf Masters was brimming with expectation and inspiration. With his shots winning him the Level 1 and 2 competition, Ranveer created news all across the country and the globe. Raising the trophies of victory against all difficulties, he became ‘the topic of the day’ as the entire crowd cheered him during the grand ceremony. Since then there has been no looking back!

The winner of level 1 and level 2 in 2013, winner of level 2 in 2014, Ranveer is on a winning spree. His name and his feats at the Special Olympics Golf Masters figured as a record in the Limca book of Records for four consecutive years – 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. He is also declared as one of the 10 people of the year 2016 award by Limca Book of Records.

A passionate golfer, the champion to give golfing stalwarts a run for their money, Ranveer’s laurels keep him going. His calendar is packed with specific training programmes, divided in days, weeks and months; sessions that are full of golf at the bunker, putting green, driving range and actual play on the course… Every single day!