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The votes are cast in the regions
Several regions held their General Assemblies on the eve of the IPC General Assembly in Athens. Already in October the IPC Regional Committee for the Americas had come together and appointed a new executive committee around their newly elected president Jose Luis Campo of Argentina.
ASCOD, the African Paralympic Committee, held their General Assembly in Cairo, Egypt, on 2 December. Here, too, a new executive committee was elected, which will serve for a period of four years. The new board looks as follows:
| President |
Dr. Nabil Salem, Eqypt |
| Vice Presidents |
Japheth Ms Musee, Kenya
Rushid Meskouri, Algeria
Salafi Hassane, Morocco |
| Secretary General |
Dr. Hossam Eldin Mostafa, Egypt |
| Treasurer |
Khaled Rgibi, Libya |
Chairmen
| Zone 1 |
Fathi Ali Lasheheb, Libya |
| Zone 2 |
Dr. Mohamed Mubark, Mauritania |
| Zone 3 |
Perre Claver Rwaka, Rwanda |
| Zone 4 |
Prof. T.A. Adodja, Nigeria |
| Zone 5 |
Abebe Gelagay, Ethiopia |
| Zone 6 |
Leonel da Rocha, Angola |
| Zone 7 |
vacant (to be decided by ASCOD
Executive Committee) |
The IPC congratulates Jose Luis Campo and Dr. Nabil Salem and the other officers on their election.
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Desperately Seeking Commonwealth Countries
Did you know that there are events for elite athletes with a disability included in the upcoming Commonwealth Games scheduled for Manchester, UK from 25 July to 4 August 2002? Did you know that the sports included are Athletics (Track), Swimming, Lawn Bowls, Powerlifting and Table Tennis?
The inclusion of elite athletes with a disability has had a chequered past. Events for the disabled were included in the Commonwealth Games in 1994 in Victoria, Canada and not without some controversy. Indeed, a leading Australian sports administrator at the time was outspoken in his criticism of the inclusion of athletes with a disability in the Games and he was correctly called to order! It is against this background that we need to ensure the most extensive participation of athletes with a disability in Manchester possible. This is a crucial demonstration of our commitment to the Commonwealth Games, to inclusion and to providing opportunities for our athletes to participate in more top class competitions.
The Commonwealth Games Federation established an advisory committee in 1996 to review the state of disability sport in the Commonwealth. Thanks to the committee, ably advised by Tony Sainsbury, several sports and events within those sports were proposed for inclusion but with effect from 2006. Once again, Tony and others assisted the process by persuading the Manchester Organizing Committee of their own accord to include some sports and events in 2002. The events were selected after an analysis of the participation levels at previous Paralympic Games, while also balancing gender and different physical disabilities. They are:
Athletics (100m T11/12 men and 800m women's wheelchair)
Lawn Bowls (LB6 women singles and LB1 - 5 men's trips)
Powerlifting (men's open benchpress)
Swimming (multi-disability 50m and 100m freestyle men and women)
Table Tennis (women's wheelchair singles)
The entry level for some of the events is somewhat disappointing and this may be due to the lack of communication between NPCs and their Commonwealth Games Associations. We appeal to NPCs within the Commonwealth to make contact with your Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) as soon as possible to ensure that your athletes are able to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to display their skills to the Commonwealth family. If you do not have the contact information for your CGA available, please make contact with the IPC Sports Department as soon as possible.
Alison Burchell, Secretary General, ITTC
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