Paralímpiadas 2012 - Brazilian Paralympic Committee outlines goals for London...

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Paralímpiadas 2012 - Brazilian Paralympic Committee outlines goals for London 2012 Paralympic Games Rio 2016




Paralímpiadas 2012

After the championship in Parapan American Games, won in Guadalajara (Mexico) in November 2011, the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) designs Brazilian performance in the coming international competitions. The focus of this year are the Paralympic Games in London in August. The goal is to reach seventh place in the medals table.

The BPC president Andrew Parsons, says the partnership with the Ministry of Sports in the process of evolution of Brazilian athletes: "In Guadalajara, 73% of our delegation was the recipient of the Athlete Assistance Program. A series of policies and plans, combining to help boost the Paralympic movement. "

In the list of preparations for the Games in London, is buying a boat for the specific pair of Brazilian sailors do not have to train abroad. In planning for the Paralimpíadas Rio de Janeiro in 2016, Parsons sets the goal of reaching the fifth place overall.

Last month, after the title in Guadalajara, the chairman of the CPB met with Minister of Sport, Aldo Rebelo, to assess the results and discuss the 2012 plan. Parsons believes that the federal government has a special concern facing people with disabilities: "In Brazil there are an unusually high number of casualties, people with permanent sequelae because of traffic accidents. The sport is a form of rehabilitation of those people in society, of citizenship, to promote rehabilitation. "

Source: CPB