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Date: 1st April 2008
‘ADVERSITY CAUSES SOME MEN TO BREAK; OTHERS TO BREAK RECORDS.’
On 13th June 2008 ninety-eight primary (new) amputees will meet at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, in Buckinghamshire to take part in A UNIQUE SPORTING COMPETITION - the Inaugural Amputee Games.
12 teams of eight amputees and two healthcare professionals will participate in 13 Paralympic sports over two days to win the trophy and experience the benefits of participation in sport. The first ‘Games’ created specifically for the participation of amputees.
Participation in the games will be limited to primary amputees who have been an amputee for between one and three years, this is to ensure that injuries sustained through trauma have healed and that participants are wearing suitable prostheses which will enable them to participate: this will also ensure that each year new amputees get the opportunity to participate while previous participants move onto their chosen sport.
The Games will give these primary amputees an opportunity to experience a wide variety of sports, taught by specialist from the individual sports governing bodies and associations. They will take part in 13 different sports both recreationally and competitively: providing them with a pathway to join the individual disability sporting associations after the games, where they can progress their skills. The four competitive sports, each featured in the Paralympics, are swimming, athletics, shooting and archery and the nine non-competitive sports, are badminton, table-tennis, fencing, sitting volleyball, powerlifting, rugby, athletics, cycling and hand-cycling, and tennis.
The Amputee Games is presented by The Douglas Bader Foundation now in its 25th year and will be attended by Sir Douglas’ widow and the Foundation President, Lady Bader. The Douglas Bader Foundation is delighted to be in partnership with WheelPower and supported by Chas. A. Blatchfords, opcare, Boost Charitable Trust and Tesco for this first of what is anticipated as an annual event.
For media interest - For further information on the Games please contact Kiera Roche, co-founder of the Games and Projects Director for The Douglas Bader Foundation on 01883 742 273 or email Kiera at kieraf1@btinternet.com
More details on the Amputee Games can be found on our website www.douglasbaderfoundation.com
For participant interest - To register your interest as a participant, volunteer or supporter please contact David Hilton, co-founder of the Games on 01883 742 273 or email David at: david.hilton1@ntlworld.com
More details on the Amputee Games can be found on our website www.douglasbaderfoundation.com
Notes for Editors:
∑ Points will be awarded to teams who finish in the top five places for each of the competitive sports. Additional points will be awarded for participation in the non-competitive sports
∑ The Douglas Bader Foundation was formed in honour of Sir Douglas Bader in 1982 (by family and friends – many of whom had flown side by side with Douglas during World War 2. ). The Foundation was formed to continue the Inspiration that Douglas gave to many amputees and able bodied alike during his lifetime, by overcoming a severe disability and getting on with life. The work of the foundation is focussed on creating activities and challenges that are inspirational and beneficial to the amputee community.
∑ Douglas was honoured in 1976 with a Knighthood for his contribution and work on behalf of the disabled. The mission of the foundation at it’s inception and today, is to continue Douglas’ work in conjunction with and on behalf of individuals with a disability.
∑ WheelPower is the national organisation for wheelchair sport in the UK and the umbrella body for 14 sports association. As owners of Stoke Mandeville Stadium WheelPower provides facilities and opportunities in disability sport for men, women and children of all ages and abilities.
∑ opcare is a private company providing prosthetic and orthotic services to the NHS in the UK. opcare was founded in 1989, and now has over 300 employees in the UK and Ireland. There services involve the design, manufacture and fitting of artificial limbs to over 25% of NHS users of artificial limbs - more than 12,000 people. http://www.opcare.co.uk/
∑ Chas A Blatchfords is a global supplier of prosthetic and orthotic products and services, offering lower limb prosthetic component manufacture and distribution world wide, and focussed clinical supply of prostheses and orthoses in selected markets including the UK and India. http://www.blatchford.co.uk
∑ Boost Charitable Trust is a charitable trust created in 2005 to Build On Over-looked Sporting Talent. All of their activities are designed to champion the disabled and disadvantaged and to inspire them to overcome their challenges through the power of sport. The charity provides grants and sponsorship to individuals and groups which meet these goals. http://www.boostct.org/
∑ Tesco Charitable Trust was set up on 1 June 1987 to support both national and local community charities, and to add a 20% top up to staff fundraising. It is run by a board of trustees recommended by the main board of Tesco PLC. http://www.tescocorporate.com
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