After the opening ceremony, the first day of the Special Olympics World Games kicked off with a lot of fanfare, with various divisioning events spread out throughout the city of Berlin. The Indian contingent participated in divisioning events across 14 out of 16 sports.
The biggest performances of the day came from swimming, where 11 out of 12 Indian athletes qualified for the semi-finals in their respective categories of 25m freestyle, 25m breaststroke, and 50m breaststroke. Also, four Indians qualified for the semi-finals in Athletics.
The Indian Men's football team and Women's football team also competed in the group stages of 7-a-side matches. While the Men's team earned a draw against Saint Lucia, the Women's team managed to eke out a win over Israel.
