3 Paralympic athletes are raising the bar of human potential to new heights. They provide an example of overcoming challenges in life against all odds and also of the determined strength of the soul, the courage and resolve of character, the unfaltering will to reach victory, and incredible physical abilities beyond one’s wildest expecta- tions. Founder oF the PArASPORT FoundAtion Oleg Boyko 5 the FoundAtion GovernAnce PreSident Victor Khotochkin Pavel Rozhkov Emeritus Vice President of the Russian Olympic Chairman & First Vice President of the Executive Committee, Vice President of the Russian Boxing Committee of the Russian Paralympic Committee, Federation Member of Board of the IWAS, Honored Сoach of Russia, D.Sc. in Economics, Professor Avtandil Baramidze Chief Couch of the Russian Cerebral Palsy Football the executive BoArd Team Oleg Smolin Vice President of the Russian Paralympic Anatoly Tzarik Committee, Deputy of the State Duma of the Vice President of the Russian Paralympic Russian Federation Committee, Paralympic Sports Coach Michail Terentyev Huynh Thanh Tuyen Paralympic Champion, Member of the Executive Chairwoman of PARASPORT Foundation in Asia- Committee of the Russian Paralympic Committee, Pacific Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Lev Seleznev Rima Batalova President of the Russian Sport Federation for the Thirteen fold Paralympics Champion, Vice Athletes with Physical Disabilities, Member of the President of the Russian Paralympic Committee, Executive Committee of the Russian Paralympic Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Committee, Honored Worker of Physical Culture of Russia Oleg Boyko Founder of the PARASPORT Foundation, Head of Igor Medvedev the Paralympic Movement Development Committee President of the Russian Blind Football Federation, of the Russian Paralympic Committee, President of Member of the Board of the Russian Paralympic Finstar Investment Holding Committee Andrey Lozhechnikov Paralympic Cerebral Palsy Football Champion, Honored Master of Sports of Russia 7 the PArAlymPic SPortS SuPPort FoundAtion PArASPORT The Paralympic Sports Support Foundation miSSion PARASPORT is a non-profit charitable foundation the FoundAtion, Both in itS role AS a founding organized to support development of Paralympic sponsor of the Paralympic Movement and through sports throughout the world. It serves as a long a variety of other fundraising initiatives: term source of financial assistance in physical • supports paralympic athletes in their rehabilitation, social adaptation for athletes and participation in sports and social activities people with physical and sensory impairments, and • provides financial support directly to promising athletes promotes equal opportunities for all members of • stimulates public policy discussion and the modern community. promotes sports among disabled individuals and groups PARASPORT works in close partnership with the • helps to enact measures to advance the state of national Paralympic organizations. paralympic sports. The PARASPORT foundation invites founding contributors to join us in our work. We are open to partnerships and cooperation to support the right of disabled people to full participation, equality, and development through the world of sports. 9 ORT ASP ActivitieS And r PA PonSorShiP roGrAmmeS S P tion A ound PArASPORT StriveS to Provide sufficient fund- F ing and charitable programs to paralympic athletes ort In November 2013 the meeting of the Russian Sports PP u through active cooperation with the National Para- Minister Vitaly Mutko, Vladimir Lukin, President of S S lympic Committees. Today the foundation works to the Russian Paralympic Committee, and Pavel Rozhkov, ort develop charitable programs in three major fields. Chairman of the Executive Committee, First Vice- P S ic President of the Russian Paralympic Committee, with P PArAlymPic teAmS SPonSorShiP the candidates to the national team for the XI Para- lym A hrouGh our FundrAiSinG r t efforts and donations to lympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi was held at the A the national Paralympic teams, PARASPORT has Novogorsk Training Center. P he provided substantial financial assistance for the t countries` athletes and sports facilities. The foundation provided financial and organiza- trAininG tional support to the Ukrainian Paralympic Team in PArASPORT SPonSorS trAininG of individual ath- arranging its training and participation in the Beijing letes with disabilities, assists in construction of new Summer Paralympic Games in September 2008. sports facilities and methodology development. The foundation also helps to create new jobs for disabled sportsmen. This aid is provided mostly upon request and recommendation from the Na- tional Paralympic Committees and other paralym- pic institutions. Since 2015 PARASPORT Foundation Vietnam has provided financial assistance to Vietnamese Paralympic athletes nationwide. PARASPORT provides financing support for the Russian Paralympic Team since its launch. The foundation granted financial aid for Russian team`s participation in the XI Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, in 2014, the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the X Winter Paralympics 2010 in Vancouver, Canada, the Beijing Summer Paralympic Games in 2008, and the IX Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy. In 2010 the foundation establishes special grants for Russian athletes – participants of the Vancouver Winter Paralympics of 2010. The money is distributed among those sportsmen who did not receive Paralympic medals but were among the top ten finalists in the Paralympics competitions. 11 ORT ASP ActivitieS And r PA SPonSorShiP ProGrAmmeS tion A PArAlymPic movement develoPment ound The foundation is deeply committed to issues PARASPORT is the general partner of the IWAS F World Games, which are held on 26 September-3 and events pertaining to athletes with disabilities ort October 2015 in Sochi. The IWAS World Games PP throughout the world. The assistance is realized u S by financing and arranging official events and brings together over 800 participants from 35 S countries. Competitions are held in six sports – ort educational programs to strengthen cooperation P athletics, swimming, table tennis, archery, taekwondo, S between Paralympic institutions, Russian and in- ic P ternational Paralympic organizations, athletes, and and armrestling. lym A society at large. PARASPORT works in Asia-Pacific r A through its Vietnam branch - Parasport Founda- P he tion Vietnam, opened in February 2015. t WORLD GAMES PARASPORT makes a large contribution to support the Vietnamese National ParaGames in August 2015. Nationwide games with more than 1000 participants, including athletes, coaches, audience and guests are held in the Sports Center of Dong Nai, Vietnam. In May 2015 PARASPORT convened the official visit The President of the IPC Sir Phillip Craven and of Vietnam Paralympic Association headed by its the Founder of the PARASPORT President Pham Van Tuan to Russia. Oleg Boyko. At the meetings the Governing Boards of Russian Paralympic Committee, Vietnam Paralympic Association and PARASPORT discussed issues of mutual cooperation for the development of the Paralympic Movement, exchange of experience on the organization of training activities of national teams of Russia and Vietnam. The sides signed tripartite Memorandum of Russian- Vietnamese cooperation enlargement for Paralympic sport development. An official meeting between the Governing Boards of Russian Paralympic Committee, Vietnam Paralympic Associa- tion and PARASPORT Foundation 13 ORT ASP ActivitieS And r PA SPonSorShiP ProGrAmmeS tion A ound F ort PP u S S ort P S ic P lym A r A P he t In April 2015 PARASPORT Foundation Vietnam organized a Wheelchair Granting in Tien Giang for disabled students who has good achievement in their life. Moreover, they also had a chance to meet and share with famous Paralympic athletes of Viet Nam about overcoming the difficulties. This is believed to be a very fruitful inspiration of encouraging new generation of para sport’s industry. PARASPORT co-organized the meeting of Sir Phil- lip Craven, President of the International Paralympic Committee, with the heads and representatives of the National Paralympic Committees of the CIS coun- tries, Eastern Europe and the Baltic states. The session took place at the Novogorsk Training Center, Moscow region, in November 2013. The issues of paralympic movement development worldwide, co- operation and the strengthening of cooperation be- tween the IPC and National Paralympic Committees were discussed. The first visit of Sir Phillip Craven to Moscow was arranged by PARASPORT foundation in 2007. PAPASPORT sponsors and organizes IX General Assembly meeting of the European Paralympic Committee in Moscow, Russia, on the 23rd and 24th of September 2011. 15 ORT ASP ActivitieS And r PA PonSorShiP roGrAmmeS tion S P A ound F AwArdS ceremonieS ort PP PARASPORT sponsors award ceremonies for u S outstanding achievements in paralympic sports S ort in order to promote paralympic activities among P S government, institutions, the media, and the general ic P public and to increase the public’s awareness and lym A engagement in the Paralympic Movement. r A P he t Valentina Matviyenko Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation “Back to Life” ceremony, 2014 Since 2007 the foundation has sponsored and organized national award ceremony “Back to Life”. The awards are given in 10 categories to outstanding athletes, coaches, and physicians of the National Paralympic Team, who achieve