Indian street child won medals at child games in Rio

A team of street kids have won five medals for India at 'Street Child Games' held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The children were picked by NGO Karunalaya after performances at local competitions and put under coaches for training. 
•    “I now have friends from Burundi, Pakistan, Egypt, Britain, Argentina and Brazil. It makes me very, very happy”, a medal-winner said.
•    Hepsiba, won a gold in the girls 100m dash. Apart from winning the 100m gold, she also won bronze in 100m hurdles, and silver in girls' 400m.
•    The 16-year-old is one of five street kids from Chennai who were given the chance to participate in the Street Child Games in various disciplines. 
•    The games were organised by an international NGO Street Child United who also helped fund Hepsiba's trip to Rio. 
•    The NGO works to give a voice to street kids who are marginalised and give them a platform of sports to express their talents.
•    Tournament was held between March 14 to 20.
•    One of her teammates, Ashok, won a bronze in boys' shot put, and another team member, Sneha, stood third in 4x100m relay race to win the bronze.