Noida: Special Olympics Bharat hosted a 3-day national Youth Summit from May 28-30, 2019 at Amity University, Noida to address the need and importance of creating an inclusive society for all. Over 180 youth participated from 22 states in the summit that was led by a resource team comprising leaders from the Special Olympics International, Special Olympics Asia Pacific, Amity University UP Noida and Special Olympics Bharat. Anjum Chopra, former Indian women cricket captain, and Air Marshal Denzil Keelor along with many other dignitaries graced the occasion.

The Youth Summit began with understanding and analysing the current scenario of Unified schools in India. Through various workshops, group activities and panel discussions, the summit focused on bringing together youth leaders – people with and without intellectual disability to come up with a plan for increasing inclusion in their respective schools or communities through Unified Sport, inclusive youth leadership, or other elements of Youth Engagement. The activities were largely led by unified pairs who further stressed on the importance of nurturing unified schools in the country and the urgency to train people to become the change agents of inclusion in their home communities.