Obituaries

The IPC deeply regrets the passing away of two members, namely the former President of the National Paralympic Committee of Japan, Dr. Yoshisuke Kasai, and the Secretary General of the Austrian NPC, Daniel Binter.

One is reminded of Dr. Kasai's leadership for the 1964 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo. We are sure Dr. Kasai was pleased that Japan was the first country to host both the Paralympic Summer and Winter Games, and that tremendous progress has been made for Paralympic athletes in the years between Tokyo in 1964 and Nagano in 1998. Japan has played an important role in the advancement of the Paralympic Games and much of this was due to Dr. Kasai's efforts, as former Vice Minister Health & Welfare, First Chairman of JSAD and most recently Honourary Chairman of JSAD.

Mr. Binter, who suddenly passed away in May, was one of the pioneers of the international Paralympic Movement. He was the representative for Austria for many years and was well-known and highly respected. His discreet manner and to-the-point contributions will be greatly missed throughout the Movement and his place will be difficult to fill within the Austrian Paralympic Committee and the Austrian Organization for Sport for Athletes with a Disability (ÖBSV).