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Ganzhou 2010 Asian Para Games

Nicolas Dubes — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:00:25 +0000

The 2010 Asian Para Games will kick off this evening (12 December) in Guangzhou, China with an Opening Ceremony that will be broadcast to more than a billion people worldwide and is described by organizers as ‘truly spectacular’.

The week long Games will see around 2,500 athletes from 41 countries take part in 19 sports and is the first time that the Asian Para Games have taken place back-to-back with the Asian Games in the same city.

To mark the start of the Games, Guangzhou’s 80,000 capacity Aoti Main Stadium will stage the Official Ceremony which will feature 4,500 performers, 200 of which will have a disability.

Based on a story of love, the Ceremony will be in three parts – each with an emotional theme to convey love among family, society and people with a disability.

Chen Guo, Deputy Secretary General of Guangzhou Asian Para Games, said: “The opening ceremony will focus on sentiment, plot and scene design, featuring the true love and caring for people with a disability.”

To help convey love among family, more than 300 mothers of athletes, from both China and abroad, will join their children during the athletes’ parade.

In his opening speech Asian Paralympic Committee President Dato’ Zainal Abu Zarin is expected to talk about China’s unwavering commitment to the Paralympic Movement whilst calling on athletes to enjoy the opportunity of a lifetime.

Joining around 2,500 athletes in Guangzhou for the Asian Para Games are 1,451 team officials, 1,094 technical officials and over 2,000 accredited media from around the world.

China, the host country, will field a total of 448 athletes, 76 of them were gold medal winners at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.

The Asian Para Games take place from 12-19 December and will see athletes competing in 19 sports which are: Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Boccia, Cycling, Football 5-a-side, Football 7-a-side, Goalball, Judo, Powerlifting, Rowing, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Ten Pin Bowling, Volleyball (sitting), Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Fencing, Wheelchair Tennis.

For further information on the 2010 Asian Para Games, please visit: www.gzapg2010.com

With IPC website news

Channel News Asia TV and Yahoo honour Powerchair Football

Nicolas Dubes — Thu, 06 May 2010 21:48:44 +0000

Soon after the end of the development workshop held at the National Basketball Centre in Singapore, Jérôme Durand and Eric Dornan (two of the international players who had been present) were appearing on TV. This was another opportunity to promote our sport.

To see their interview on CHANNEL NEWS ASIA morning show, click on the link below:

Jerôme Durand and Eric Dornan’s interview on CHANNEL NEWS ASIA

YAHOO has also made a great coverage of the event thanks to Ion Danker, one of their local journalist, who spent one entire day with players, coaches and referees in Singapore.

To see his story, pictures and videos, click on the links below:

Yahoo Singapore story link

Yahoo Singapore photos on Facebook

Yahoo Singapore video

Singapore: Powerchair Gohs Fast in Asia and the Pacific Zone

Robert Thompson — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:03:46 +0000

The goal to develop Powerchair Football in Asia and the Pacific grows from our delight seeing so many people interested in our sport in that Zone – players, coaches, referees, classifiers and supporters! We believe that in terms of potential success, the game will grow rapidly in several countries in Asia and the Pacific, so that together we can achieve the criteria for becoming an IPC sport. Even though we know this process can be long, we are on our way! FIPFA Development Commission assistance to Asia and the Pacific has become even more effective thanks to international cooperation between the commission, the Singapore Disability Sports Council and the Asian Disability Classification and Research Centre. An exciting sports training event organized jointly by these partners and hosted in Singapore is the first fruit of this cooperation. A “FIPFA Instructional Workshop” takes place in Singapore 26 – 30 April 2010. Some places are still open for other countries of the Asia and Pacific Zone. Details are on the information sheet online, and a form is included for you to register your interest in attending. A more detailed programme has been developed by FIPFA Sports Department; to be sent out to those who will attend. This instructional workshop is designed for people wishing to start Powerchair Football but who have little or no specific experience of the game. Special training tracks are planned for players and coaches on the one hand, as well as for referees. There will be an introduction to classifier issues and a session on the management and international relations of Powerchair Football.

The workshop is a great opportunity for you to discover our game and so gain a basis to help get you started. If you cannot attend, look out for more feedback on the website.

For more information about this event, contact:

international@fipfa.org

communication@fipfa.org

Singapore FIPFA Instructional Wkshop_Information