APC General Assembly Asian Paralympic Committee 5 Biennial Report P.O.Box: 38483 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 5-6 February 2019 Tel
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APC General Assembly Asian Paralympic Committee 5 Biennial report P.O.Box: 38483 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 5-6 February 2019 Tel. +971 65 561 222 Dubai, UAE www.asianparalympic.org [email protected] Contents 1 Executive Summary .................................................................................................... 4 2 Quarterly Summary: 2017 ........................................................................................... 6 2.1 January- March ................................................................................................... 6 2.1.1 West Asian Games, UAE................................................................................. 6 2.1.2 Co-ordination Commission meeting Jakarta, Indonesia ...................................... 6 2.2 April -June .......................................................................................................... 6 2.2.1 IWBF Asia Oceania Zone Basketball Camp ........................................................ 6 2.2.2 IPC Athletes’ Forum ...................................................................................... 6 2.3 July - September ................................................................................................. 7 2.3.1 APC Executive Board Meeting, Tokyo ............................................................... 7 2.3.2 APC success in securing Agitos Foundation funding ........................................... 7 2.3.3 IPC General Assembly, Abu Dhabi, UAE ........................................................... 8 2.4 October - December ............................................................................................ 8 2.4.1 17th APC Executive Board meeting, Dubai ......................................................... 8 2.4.2 New Staff Member ........................................................................................ 9 2.4.3 3rd Asian Youth Para Games ........................................................................... 9 3 Quarterly Summary: 2018 ......................................................................................... 10 3.1 January – March ................................................................................................ 10 3.1.1 APC President met with OCA Counterpart ....................................................... 10 3.1.2 APC support helps DPRK athletes secure bi-partite slots for PyeongChang 2018 .. 10 3.1.3 PyeongChang 2018 ..................................................................................... 11 3.2 April – June ...................................................................................................... 11 3.2.1 New Staff members ..................................................................................... 11 3.2.2 Chefs de Mission seminar and 5th Co-ordination Commission meeting................. 12 3.2.3 OCP Programme launch for West Asia ............................................................ 12 3.2.4 APC tour ASEAN countries ............................................................................ 13 3.2.5 Indonesia 2018 Test events ......................................................................... 14 3.2.6 APC 18th Executive Board Meeting, Jakarta ..................................................... 15 3.2.7 APC - CPISRA meeting ................................................................................. 15 3.3 July – September .............................................................................................. 16 3.3.1 Hong Kong Paralympic Day .......................................................................... 16 3.3.2 APC Award Asian Order to President of Kazakhstan ......................................... 17 5 Biennial report 2 3.3.3 APC visit to China ....................................................................................... 17 3.3.4 Final Co-ordination Commission meeting ahead of Indonesia 2018 .................... 18 3.3.5 APC President attends Asian Games .............................................................. 18 3.3.6 OCP Educator’s Programme .......................................................................... 19 3.3.7 IPC Gathering Madrid .................................................................................. 19 3.4 October – December .......................................................................................... 20 ................................................................................................................................. 20 3.4.1 Unified Korea team ..................................................................................... 20 3.4.2 APC Executive Board hold meeting, Jakarta .................................................... 20 3.4.3 Sub-regional representatives elected ............................................................. 21 3.4.4 Athletes’ Committee representatives elected .................................................. 21 3.4.5 Indonesia 2018 Asian Para Games ................................................................ 22 3.4.6 APC and JADA partner at Indonesia 2018 ....................................................... 24 3.4.7 APC and NSSU coaching workshop ................................................................ 25 4 Looking ahead 2019 ................................................................................................. 25 4.1.1 New Board and Standing Committees ............................................................ 25 4.1.2 Hangzhou 2022 .......................................................................................... 25 4.1.3 Asian Youth Para Games .............................................................................. 25 5 Biennial report 3 1 Executive Summary Since we last gathered together in Bangkok in November 2016, a lot has happened to strengthen the Paralympic Movement in Asia and I’m pleased to say that the Asian Paralympic Commmittee’s work has been an integral part of this. You will find a more in-depth summary of that work over the following pages but I wanted to highlight some of the key progress that we have made in relation to the five goals identified in the Strategic Plan: 1. Sustainable organisation ▪ We have reviewed the 2015 – 2018 Strategic Plan and developed a new plan for 2019 – 2022 with key performance indicators. ▪ We continue to review and revise core documents to ensure alignment with IPC and best practice for APC. ▪ We have established a new headquarters in Dubai following an official decree from the UAE Government, with commitment from the Dubai Authorities and supported by NPC UAE. These headquarters are in the Dubai Club for People of Determination compound and are in an appropriate sporting setting. ▪ We have recruited additional new staff for the APC, enabling us to be more self-sufficient and increasing our capacity to deliver for the membership. 2. Partnership ▪ We have worked hard at developing relationships with our member nations, meeting at key events such as the 2017 Asian Youth Games, the Indonesia 2018 Asian Para Games and the IPC General Assembly. In addition, CEO Tarek Souei and I have visited a number of NPCs in their home countries. In these meetings we have further understood the issues facing the development of parasport within the region and got a clearer picture about the support needed. ▪ We have further developed our strong relationship with the Agitos Foundation and have supported the delivery of workshops, the Organisational Capacity Programme and the Proud Paralympian Programme. ▪ We have worked with key outreach programmes to promote and improve knowledge about anti-doping. ▪ We have played an active part in supporting our membership to attend key meetings such as the IPC/APC General Assembly and regional Games through solidarity programmes. 3. Competition structures & athlete pathways ▪ We gave financial support to enable participation in camps for winter para-athletes and also women’s wheelchair basketball. ▪ We supported the delivery of the Proud Paralympian programme at both regional Games. 5 Biennial report 4 4. Asian Para Games concept & management • We staged the two regional Games, Asian Youth Para Games and Asian Para Games, both of which were the largest to date. • We have confirmed Hangzhou as the next Host City for the 2022 Asian Para Games in China and have drawn up a thorough process to identify the sports. • We are in active discussions with future Host Cities and are working hard to develop closer co-operation with OCA. 5. Promotional strategy ▪ We are re-launching the APC website to include a members’ portal to aid smooth communication with the membership ▪ We worked hard during the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games to amplify the messages about Asian athlete successes. ▪ We are continuously seeking to raise awareness of the Paralympic movement in Asia and to unify our region by sharing stories from our member nations. It has been a very busy two years for the APC since the last General Assembly with many challenges but also many accomplishments. There is a real sense of momentum in the Asian region as well a renewed sense of unity. I believe that we are progressing in our joint ambition of making Asia a leading Paralympic region. This next year will see the new APC Board work hard to deliver this goal. We will launch a new strategic plan, continue to drive progress on Hangzhou 2022 and begin the search for a host of the next Asian Youth Para Games. With Tokyo 2020 on the horizon too, this will be a busy time