Deaf News: Paralympic Committee clarify reports that deaf sports are in for Tokyo 2020

Posted on October 23, 2013 by


2000px-tokyo_2020_olympic_bid_logo-svgThe International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have moved to dismiss reports that deaf sports will be included in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2020.

On the official IPC website a statement appeared on Friday saying that the IPC Chairman, Sir Philip Craven, had been misquoted as saying that it was an IPC objective for deaf sports to be included in the 2020 games in Tokyo while he actually said it was an ICSD (International Committee of Sports for the Deaf) objective to get some events included for deaf athletes.

Regardless of whose objective it is, the newly elected President of ICSD, Valery Rukhledev, met with Sir Philip Craven in Buenos Aries in September and negotiations about the re-integration of deaf sports into the Paralympic Games are ongoing.

Since the success of the 2012 London Paralympic Games, the pressure to include deaf sports has increased with the difference in funding received by deaf athletes compared to that received by paralympic athletes a source of frustration. Sport England allocated just £100,000 to help deaf athletes prepare for this year’s Deaflympics in Sofia while UK Sport has made a record £347m available for paralympians going to Rio in 2016.

By Andy Palmer, Deputy Editor

Hat tip: Sara Jae

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