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A photo of a high jump athlete from China has won the first
prize in the IPC Photo Contest, which was held around the
Paralympic Games Sydney 2000. The winning shot, “Up and
Over”, was taken by David McIntyre, a photographer based in
Hong Kong. McIntyre wins a three-day stay sponsored by
international hotel group Accor.
Mathilde Dusol, a dental hygienist and freelance photographer
from the Netherlands, won the second prize. Her entry, “Body,
Mind and Spirit”, is an ingenious shot of a wheelchair tennis
player on a court with the Paralympic logo in the background.
The second prize is a kickboard sponsored by K2 worth about
US$300.The third place went to Soon Hyung Kwon, a publisher and
editor in Australia, for his entry, “Boccia”. Kwon receives
a US$100 Amazon.com gift certificate.
The judging panel comprised: Lieven Coudenys, IPC Official
Photographer; Françoise Zweifel, Director of the Olympic
Museum; Dr. Nabil Salem, IPC Vice-President (Marketing and
Communication); and Andy Scott, Member of the IPC Marketing Task
Force and CEO of the National Paralympic Committee of South
Africa. The IPC warmly thanks the judging panel for their
assistance and all contest entrants for their participation. |
