The event will be taking place on March 9, 2014. Please visit the link for detail (Sihanouk Ville International Half Marathon).
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ASEAN Para-Games to feature 12 sports
The
ASEAN Para-Games will take place in Naypyitaw, Myanmar from 14-20 January 2014.
The
seventh ASEAN Para-Games, to be held in Naypyitaw, Myanmar in 2014, will
feature 12 sports the Asian Paralympic Committee announced, with the
possibilities of badminton and tenpin being included in the 2014 biennial
Games.
The
Asean Para-Sports Federation (APSF) and Naypyitaw Asean Para-Games Organising
Committee (NAPGOC), in its co-ordination committee meeting in Naypyitaw
recently, agreed on the inclusion of the sports, an increase as compared to the
previous Games in Solo, Indonesia.
The
Games will take place from 14-20 January 2014, drawing nearly 2,000 athletes
from 11 southeast Asian nations.
The
sports to be contested at the Naypyitaw Games include: archery, athletics,
boccia, chess, football 5-a-side, football 7-a-side, goalball, powerlifting,
swimming, table tennis, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball.
This
past week, a site inspection was made of the venues, including the main sports
complex, the new football and athletics stadiums, aquatic venues and the newly
built Games village.
“Preparations
are well underway and we welcome athletes, officials, delegates, dignitaries
and guests with open arms,” said Minister U Tint San.
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Sir Philip Craven speaks on gender equality in sport
03.12.2013
Find
out what the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is doing to increase the
number of female leaders in the Paralympic Movement.
International
Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven spoke at the EU
Conference on Gender Equality in Sport in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Tuesday (3
December) – a day known worldwide as the United Nations International Day of
Persons with Disabilities.
The conference centred around calls for strategic actions across sport governing bodies in order to accelerate progress on gender equality in sport and included panel members from the EU, IOC, IPC, National Olympic Committees and other various governing bodies.
In
his speech, Sir Philip highlighted the steady growth in female participation at
the Paralympic Games.
Sir Philip said: “Since 2002, when the IPC established a Women in Sport Committee, the IPC has made gender equality a strategic choice and has made great strides improving gender equality both on and off the field of play.
“By
the 2016 summer Games in Rio the number of women taking part in the Paralympics
will have doubled in the last 20 years. In Atlanta in 1996, 790 women –
equating to 24 per cent of athletes – took part in the Games, whilst at Rio
2016 that number is set to rise to 1,650 – roughly 38 per cent of all athletes.
“In
Rio, women will also compete in 43 per cent of all medal events, a 12 per cent
increase on London 2012.”
He also discussed the IPC’s aims to develop female leadership within the Paralympic Movement and to create partnerships with relevant organisations to help further progress gender equality.
“The
(IPC Governing Board) election showed to us, however, that although we have made
great progress since the Women in Sport Committee was formed in 2002, much work
still needs to be done,” he said.
“This
was highlighted by the fact that just four of the 27 candidates who stood for
election were women. Clearly more needs to be done to improve gender equality
across the whole Paralympic Movement in terms of female leadership within the
Movement.
“That
is why next year the Agitos Foundation, the IPC’s development arm, is launching
a pilot mentoring programme called WoMentoring which targets Europe and aims to
develop stronger female leadership within the Paralympic Movement.
“Up
to 15 mentors will team-up with 15 mentees and the aim is develop the leaders
and coaches of tomorrow.”
Also
during the conference, retired wheelchair tennis star Esther Vergeer of the
Netherlands gave an interview testimonial regarding her views on gender
equality in Paralympic sport.