Lucknow, Aug. 2 -- Over 100 persons with disabilities from eight states, having different skills, participated in the North Zone Regional Abilympics - the Olympics of Skills, that began at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Scientific Convention Center on Friday. It was organised by the National Abilympic Association of India (NAAI) in collaboration with Sarthak Educational Trust, and supported by the department of empowerment of persons with disabilities (DEPwD). Persons with disabilities showcased their skills in photography, painting & decoration, basket-making, crochet, massage, hairdressing, cake decoration, character designing and engineering design. People from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Delhi have participated as part of the Abilympics. The winners from the regional round will compete in the National Abilympics 2025 to be held in Gurugram later in November, where Team India will be selected to represent the country at the 11th International Abilympics in Finland (2027). Narendra Kumar Kashyap, minister for backward classes welfare and for empowerment of persons with disabilities said that the regional Abilympics is a step towards skilling and job mapping for persons with disabilities as they work towards the 2027 Finland Abilympics. Dr Jitender Aggarwal, secretary-general NAAI and founder and CEO Sarthak Educational Trust, said that Abilympics is a movement to unlock economic dignity, confidence, and careers for Persons with Disabilities across India....