Madagascar Paralympic Committee (MPC) celebrated the World Day of Individuals with Disabilities the day gone by. This chance equipped a possibility to inspire the athletes and talk about the 2028 Paralympic Video games in Los Angeles.
The World Day of Individuals with Disabilities interested in athletes and disciplines tailored for Madagascar Paralympic Committee (MPC). Round fifty athletes with disabilities accrued the day gone by on the Petit Palais Mahamasina to rejoice this present day. The development was once marked via an enriching convention at the theme “ 2028 Paralympic Video games: problems and demanding situations for Madagascar » introduced via José Rajaonah, professor at ENS EAD-APSA. Certainly, Madagascar participated for the primary time within the Paralympic Video games in Sydney in 2000 due to Onja, an athlete with a visible impairment. Since then, Madagascar has all the time had a delegation to this planetary summit, except for in 2024, when Aurélie Faravavy was once not able to succeed in Paris a couple of days ahead of the beginning of the competitions. The MPC is already making ready for the Los Angeles Olympic Video games in 2028. “We now have implemented for a world license to the World Paralympic Committee (IPC). We proposed 9 athletes assembly the eligibility standards, as having participated within the Madagascar championship. This license will permit them to take part in qualifying tournaments from the 2025 season,” declared Fabienne Ranoromihaja, vice-president of the MPC.
Primary demanding situations. The nationwide frame will make each effort to spotlight the efficiency of athletes and advertise recreation for folks with disabilities. Madagascar recently has round 500 licensees unfold throughout 13 regional leagues. Seven carrying disciplines are already practiced, and disabled judo will quickly make its debut. Alternatively, Malagasy athletes face nice demanding situations in regards to the accessibility of recent infrastructures tailored to folks with disabilities. Madagascar additionally wishes a certified classification which can permit all athletes to categorise their skills in every self-discipline. At the instance of this present day, the French Embassy, monetary spouse of the MPC, equipped boccia and goalball apparatus for the athletes. The development was once adopted via an illustration of those two Paralympic Video games disciplines. Extra than simply presentations, those demonstrations intention to switch mentalities and struggle towards stereotypes.
Manjata Razafy