FULL NAME: Pravat Baral
GENDER: Male
BORN: Date not known
FAMILY: (Father), (Mother)
HOME ADDRESS: Beruhan Sasan, Nimapara, Puri, Odisha, India
EDUCATION: Not known
GAMES PLAYED: Badminton, Football, Athletics, Aquatics, Floor ball Handball and Net ball.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Won one silver and one bronze medal in badminton singles and doubles events respectively in the Special Olympics World Summer Games, held at Abu Dhabi, UAE, March 14-21, 2019.
*     Represented India in all the three editions of the South Asia Unified T20 Cricket Tournament as an all-rounder and played all the games for his team.
*     Captained SO Bharat in the crucial match against Sri Lanka ensuring a comfortable win and consequently a silver medal in the 3rd South Asia Unified Cricket Tournament 2017 held in Ananthapur, Andhra Pradesh.
*     Helped SO Bharat win bronze medal in the Inter Regional 11-A-Side Unified Football Tournament, held in Odisha in November 2016.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     He was born with multiple disabilities, speech and hearing impairment with mild ID, into a family of limited means.
*     His father earned through small time farming while his mother took care of their home.
*     He was identified and given Special Education by Open Learning Systems (OLS), a voluntary organisation working for protection of the rights of the children with disabilities.
*     Pravat was identified by Kalindi Charan Bhoi, Coach with SO Bharat-Odisha.
*     Kalindi mentored him through the Special Olympics events coaching him in multiple sport disciplines to which he showed a strong inclination.
*     Pravat continues to lend his hand to his father and two elder brothers in their family agriculture farming to make ends meet.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 22nd March, 2019