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OOFFICIALFFICIAL MAGAZINEMAGAZINE OOFF TTHEHE PPARALYMPICARALYMPIC MOVEMENTMOVEMENT E H ISSUE # 02 | 2017 THE T RAINING RECORDS The London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships broke records both on and off the track. NEWS FEATURE INTERVIEW Coming up, Paris 2024 Meet new IPC President Alpine skiing legend plans to and Los Angeles 2028 Andrew Parsons quit after PyeongChangTHE PARALYMPIAN 2018 02|2017 1 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE “Despite the busy start, I have not taken my focus off the fact that as IPC President I am responsible for leading the Governing Board in setting the strategic direction of the organisation.“ Dear friends, Next year we will start a full review of the IPC Governance Structure where the whole elcome to this edition of The of the membership and every one of our Paralympian, my fi rst as IPC constituencies, mainly the athletes, will have President. the possibility to contribute and be listened to. I must say that I left Sep- This edition of The Paralympian looks back at tember’sW IPC General Assembly excited and a busy summer of World Championships, looks honoured about being elected by the IPC ahead to upcoming Paralympic Games and membership, but also really well aware of the profi les the outstanding work that is being done tremendous responsibility I have to lead the by the NPCs of Laos and Peru. There is also ad- Paralympic Movement. vice on how to live stream a sport event and details of the latest benefi ciaries of the Agitos Under the guidance of my predecessor Sir Foundation’s Grant Support Programme. Philip Craven, the IPC and the Movement 12 experienced exponential growth. As a result Finally, this magazine also pays tribute to the Paralympic Games are now regarded as Jose Luis Campo, one of the Paralympic Bob Martin (Olympic Information Services) captured this stunning image of German the world’s number one sporting event for Movement’s most valued members who high jumper Reinhold Botzel clearing the driving social inclusion. sadly passed away in October. I called him bar at Rio 2016. Martin received the Paralympic Award for Best Photography “Maestro” as he taught me so much about for this photo in September. Moving forward, the IPC must continue to off er Para Sport and I hope in the years to come I open, collaborative and strong leadership, can display the same levels of passion and while supporting all of our 202 members more enthusiasm he had for the Paralympic Move- than ever. ment. He led the way in supporting athletes with high support needs and it is fi tting that in Since my election, I have enjoyed a busy few this edition we look at what more can be done months introducing myself to many stake- to create more opportunities for this particular holders within the Paralympic and Olympic group of athletes. Movements. This has included meetings with IOC President Bach, IPC commercial partners Happy reading! and broadcasters, IPC staff and committee members and the leaders of the PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2020 Organising Committees. Despite the busy start, I have not taken my focus off the fact that as IPC President I am respon- sible for leading the Governing Board in set- Andrew Parsons ting the strategic direction of the organisation. IPC President 2 THE PARALYMPIAN 02|2017 THE PARALYMPIAN 02|2017 3 CONTENTS THE PARALYMPIAN EDITOR Craig Spence ASSISTANT EDITORS Ros Dumlao, Emma Storey CONTRIBUTOR 58 Hernan Goldzycher GRAPHIC DESIGN Designfee – Bianca Werninghaus ART EDITORS Yosof Rohesh, Mariel Avalos, Annika Zeyen PRINTING welzel + hardt GmbH All rights reserved © 2017 International Paralympic Committee ISSN 1609-1329 CONTACT International Paralympic Committee Adenauerallee 212-214 D-53113 Bonn, Germany Tel. +49 228 2097-200 Fax +49 228 2097-209 [email protected] www.paralympic.org IMAGES © Photo Credits: Getty Images (p.1/3/4/6/7/8/9/ 11/15/16/17/20/21/25/26/30/31/32/34/38/39/ 40/41/42/48/49/52/53/54/55/62/63/65/67/69); Olympic Information Services (p.2/13/65); Bob Martin (p.4/14/26/27/32/50/51); Sven Bruggeman (p.5/58/68); Lui Che Woo (p.6); Eamonn M. McCormack (p.7); Dan Galbraith (p.10); Silvie Hrbackova (p.14); Canadian Paralympic Committee (p.15/57); NPC China (p.15); POCOG (p.16/17/62/63); Tokyo 2020 (p.18/19); Noun Project (p.18/23/41); Beijing 2022 (p.19); Jean-Marie Hervio KMSP (p.20); Australian Paralympic Committee (p.23); Lao Paralympic Committee (p.24/25); 123rf.com (p.28/45/60/62); Andrea Carloni (p.29/33); CBDV Leandro Martins MPIX CPB (p.35/70); CBDV 50 Tadeu Casqueira CBDV (p.35); Wander Roberto Inovafoto CBDV (p.35); Jetze Plat (p.36/37); Dr. Robert Steadward (p.41); Marcio Rodrigues/ MPIX/CPB (p.42); Asian Paralympic Committee (p.43); British Paralmypic Association (p.43); 06 GENERAL NEWS 22 AGITOS FOUNDATION 32 HOW TO … 44 CASE STUDY 60 MY GAMES EXPERIENCE NPC Peru (p.44/45/46); UCI (p.53); World Archery (p.55); Igor Meijer (p.56/57); World Taekwondo (p.59); Jouko Grip (p.60/61); Gavin Crawford (p.63); Jim Hall (p.63); Heinz Schaefer Find out who received the 2017 Paralympic The IPC’s development arm went global Three organisations share the benefi ts of live Lucha Villar did not give up on NPC Peru. Paralympic Hall of Famer Jouko Grip relives and Hans Kaulich (p.63); Oriol Molas (p.63); James Netz (p.63); BWF (p.64); Alan Spink Awards and Paralympic Orders, which part- with its education toolkit I’mPOSSIBLE, streaming a competition, factors to consider Read how her determination helped build the some of his most memorable moments of his (p.64); Jan Nervkla (p.66); Roman Benicky ners extended and an update on the Russian and also announced the projects receiving when it comes to Para sports and helpful tips. organisation from scratch. sporting career. (p.67); Ralf Kukuck (p.68); Bruno Battocletti (p.68); NPC France (p.69); NPC Ireland (p.69); Paralympic Committee’s suspension. funding for Para sport development. NPC Iceland (p.69); Liz Gregg (p.69); Ayrton Senna (p.69); Melanie Challe (p.69) The views expressed in The Paralympian are not 14 SPORT NEWS 28 DIGITAL DYNAMICS 36 A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF … 48 PYEONGCHANG WINTER 66 THE BIG DEBATE necessarily those of the IPC. In case of republi- cation of any part of The Paralympian, please WONDERS send a copy to the IPC. The publisher reserves the right to edit submitted articles. The International Team VISA is supporting four athletes Discover which fi ve winter sport athletes Take a ride in the racing chair/handbike of Athletes with high support needs are one Paralympic Committee endeavours to be as cur- ahead of PyeongChang 2018, Japan made are worth following ahead of PyeongChang Jetze Plat as he prepares for his fi rst Ironman. From rowing in Rio to Nordic skiing – of the smallest groups in the Movement. rent and accurate as possible with this publica- tion, aiming to treat all readers with courtesy and football 5-a-side history and the latest 2018. the USA’s Oksana Masters is a one-of-a-kind What can be done to increase their respect. We cannot guarantee however, that the information contained in this publication is com- news from International Federations. athlete. participation? plete and accurate in all respects and readers are taken to understand and agree to this disclaimer upon reading any part of The Paralympian. No infringements upon any law, including sport regu- lations, from people within the photographs and/ or featured in the magazine’s content were known 16 FUTURE GAMES NEWS 30 ONES TO WATCH INTERVIEW 38 FEATURE 50 WORLD SPORT ROUND-UP 70 THE LAST WORD at the time of publication. Articles, pictures and other written or graphic devices published in The Paralympian may not be reproduced without PyeongChang 2018 tickets are on sale! Germany’s alpine skiing sensation The IPC is ringing in a new era with Lots of World Championship action! In memory of Jose Luis Campo, a legend the prior written permission of the International Plus more on Paris 2024 and Los Angeles Anna Schaff elhuber refl ects on the 2017 its third President in history – Brazil’s Find out what happened in archery, athletics, for the Movement in the Americas. Paralympic Committee. 2028 hosting the next Paralympics. World Championships and plans after Andrew Parsons. canoe, cycling, rowing, triathlon and more. PyeongChang 2018. 4 THE PARALYMPIAN 02|2017 THE PARALYMPIAN 02|2017 5 GENERAL NEWS Channel 4 Rio 2016 advert recognised British broadcaster Channel 4 received more worldwide recognition for their Paralympic advert “We’re the Superhumans,” scooping IPC Commercial and Marketing the Cannes Lions Award in Entertainment Sports: Film, Series and Audio. Director named young leader Channel 4’s campaign beat out Pepsico’s “The Rugby Boys of Memphis” and Budweiser/ESPN’s “The Debut” docu- mentary. The award was one of several handed out during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. It recognises excellent examples of sports entertainment in fi lms, documentaries, series, livestreams and audio content. Win- ning entries have sport at their core and aim to amplify a brand’s message and increase audience engagement. Channel 4’s advert also took the Silver Lion in Excellence in Sponsorship or Partner- ships in Sports Entertain- ment. IPC Commercial and Marketing Director Alexis The ad brought Schaefer was among those named to the pres- togetherto a world tigious Leaders Under 40 Awards Class of 2017 record 160 in the ‘Leadership category’ by the Leaders and diff erent people Aspire Academy.