The head of the Asian Paralympic Committee, Majid Al-Osaimi, confirmed that all indicators confirm that the continent’s participation rate in the “Paris 2024 Paralympics” will increase to between 25 and 28%, after it was 19% in the “Rio 2016 Paralympics.”
Al-Asimi explained that Asian countries, with their large numbers worldwide, have achieved qualitative leaps in various sports.
The 2024 Paralympic Games will be held in Paris from August 28 to September 8, with the participation of 4,400 male and female athletes.
Al-Asimi said that the UAE is qualified to compete for titles in the Paris Paralympics, thanks to the elements present in the participating games, and that the UAE teams have not been absent from the podium since their participation in the “Sydney Paralympics in 2000.”
He added: “We have developed a development plan to advance the sports of this category and its practitioners, and we have implemented many programs for different categories, through elements that work with male and female players, such as the coach and referee, and the last tournament in China, which was held last year, revealed positive data for Asian countries, through the results and breaking records.”
Al-Osaimi stated that the strategic plan of the Asian Federation includes opening the door to cooperation with federations outside the framework of people of determination, by holding meetings in Paris with the International and Asian Football Federations, to discuss benefiting from their social responsibility programmes, and using the other side of football for the benefit of people of determination.
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