The Special Olympics are underway in Abu Dhabi. The games are being held in the UAE for the first time in its 50 year history. The Indian contingent has 187 total medals till now in the ongoing games.

There are over 2,800 determined women to take part in these games but one of the athletes, Manali Manoj Shelke from Maharashtra who has shown us the spirit of a true athlete. The powerlifter failed thrice to lift the weight and after that, her coach got in front of her and motivated her. The 19-year-old managed to lift the weight later.

As soon as she finished her task, she ran towards her coach and hugged him. The video of the incident is going viral on the internet:

Special Olympics athlete Manali Manoj Shelke shows us what a true athlete is 💪 pic.twitter.com/H2XkzIHnux — Athlete Swag (@AthleteSwag) March 15, 2019

She was also applauded for her spirit by the people:

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Wish I had attitude like her! She rocks! — Dhairya Gupta (@TheDhairyaGupta) March 19, 2019

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Her smile when she nails it... pic.twitter.com/YoTvR0fOKm — Allison Currie (@AlleyDalley) March 15, 2019

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Love her smile when she got it! What it’s all about, doing what others don’t think can be done! — Jeff Hecklinski (@JeffHecklinski) March 15, 2019

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Respect — Coach Gavin (@CoachGavinLHS) March 15, 2019

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She's my hero. — Richard Wolfe (@Wolfe_RJ) March 15, 2019

Till now India has 49 Gold, 63 Silver and 75 Bronze medals in the bag.