Athlete Centred Organization President’S Message
OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE PARALYmpIC MOVEMENT ISSUE No. 2 | 2010 www.paralympic.org Athlete Centred Organization PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 649 athletes from 53 countries competed at the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships in August Athletes carried away many memories as well as medals from the competition in the Netherlands PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE “Shooting, Swimming and Powerlifting are part of the Summer Games programme, and athletes were certainly competing this summer in preparation for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.” On behalf of the IPC, I would like to welcome all of Shooting, Swimming and Powerlifting are part of you to the second edition of The Paralympian this the Summer Games programme, and athletes were year! And as we have received a great amount of certainly competing this summer in preparation for positive feedback on our new format, we hope to the London 2012 Paralympic Games. continue to give all readers a comfortable maga- zine experience. Because awareness about the Paralympic Move- ment continues to grow, with competitions like these We have just finished a summer of thrilling compe- being broadcast around the world, more people tition in Paralympic Sport. Most recently in August, are finding out about Paralympic Sport. Coverage the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) of the IPC Swimming World Championships was Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, broadcast in countries such as the Netherlands, the Netherlands. I would like to thank the swim- Au-stralia, Brazil, and Spain as well as on Great mers, volunteers, officials, partners and support- Britain’s Channel 4, the official broadcaster of the ers for their contributions to this competition, which London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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