The World of Limitless Possibilities — Chapter Summary
CBSE · Class 9 · English
Summary of The World of Limitless Possibilities for CBSE Class 9 English. Key concepts: Paralympics are games, The origin of Paralympics and Dr.
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Overview
The chapter presents the power of para-sports and Special Olympics through real achievements, an inspiring interview with Dr. Deepa Malik, and the poem Nine Gold Medals by David Roth. It shows how disability does not define a person’s potential. Instead, determination, support, sports, and self-beli
Key Concepts
Paralympics are games for athletes
Paralympics are games for athletes with locomotor, sensory, or intellectual disabilities. They are split into Winter Games and Summer Games, and they
The origin of Paralympics traces back
The origin of Paralympics traces back to 1948, when Sir Ludwig Guttmann organised a sports competition for war veterans with spinal cord-related injur
Dr
Dr. Deepa Malik was diagnosed with a spine tumour at age 29. She was paralysed waist down and told she would be wheelchair-bound for life. She had bee
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Dr. Deepa Malik believes that physical limitations do not define a person’s potential. Her achievements show that disability can coexist with talent,
The poem describes nine runners
The poem describes nine runners in a hundred-yard dash under a Special Olympics banner. The smallest runner falls, and the other eight turn back to he
Learning Objectives
- Understand the meaning and purpose of Paralympics and Special Olympics
- Recognise the achievements of Sheetal Devi, Dr. Deepa Malik, Ravimathi Arumugam, Aanchal Goyal, and Saket Kundu
- Learn how Dr. Deepa Malik transformed personal hardship into success
- Interpret the poem Nine Gold Medals and its message of empathy and sportsmanship
- Identify how sports challenge stereotypes and promote dignity, inclusion, and confidence
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- NCERT Official — ncert.nic.in
- CBSE Academic — cbseacademic.nic.in
- CBSE Official — cbse.gov.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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