Mysuru, June 1 -- In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, a golf tournament exclusively for persons with disabilities will be held at Bangalore Golf Club on June 2 and 3.

The tournament is being organised in collaboration with the Adaptive Golf Alliance Foundation (AGAF) with the objective of promoting golf among persons with disabilities and creating opportunities for them to compete at higher levels.

Among the participants is Mysuru's Aalok Jain, whose achievements in para sports have earned him recognition despite significant physical challenges.

A resident of Siddarthanagar, Aalok was born with dwarfism, an underdeveloped leg, partial paralysis in one hand and missing fingers on the other. He lives with more than 80 perce...