Author: Editor Prime

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has opened nominations for the 2021 IPC Scientific Award in its continuing effort to honour the work of researchers in the Paralympic Movement.

The Award will be presented at the 2021 VISTA Conference taking place virtually, over six days in partnership with six leading Universities between 18 November and 16 December 2021. The Award winner will also deliver a keynote address at the VISTA Conference.

First awarded in 2005, the biennial Scientific Award recognises an academic researcher for his or her work and contribution in the field of sports for persons with an impairment. More information and details on how to submit nominations before the 23 July 2021 12:00 GMT deadline can be found at www.vista2021.com.

Dr. Debra Alexander, IPC Governing Board Member, Chair of the IPC Science and Research Working Group and VISTA 2021 Scientific Committee Chair, said: “We feel truly blessed to, during these challenging times, not only celebrate the 10th anniversary of IPC’s scientific gathering but also the achievements of Para sport researchers who continue to pursue excellence and inspire through their work ethic, passion, dedication and contribution to Para sport research and the Paralympic movement.  

“Over and above acknowledging and rewarding the work of our researchers, the award encourages and promotes further study and contribution to the body of scientific knowledge and expertise in Para sport.”

The Award was presented to Professor Yves Vanlandewijck at the VISTA 2019 conference held at the Institute of Sport Science in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Vanlandewijck is a professor in Rehabilitation Sciences at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, at Leuven University, Belgium and at the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (GIH) Stockholm, Sweden. He is one of the pioneers of and a leading lecturer in the International Master programme in Adapted Physical Activity.

He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, is a reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed scientific journals and has promoted more than 10 PhD projects in the field of physical activities and sports for people with impairments. Professor Vanlandewijck joined the IPC Sport Science Committee in 1995, and between 2004 and 2018 chaired this committee.

At VISTA 2017, the Award went to Loughborough University professor Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey while at VISTA 2015, it was presented to Professor Jennifer Mactavish, Dean of the Yeats School of Graduate Studies at Ryerson University.

More information on previous award winners can be found on the IPC website  https://www.paralympic.org/the-ipc/awards/paralympic-scientific

IPC members, IPC Governing Board members, Sport Technical Committees, IPC Standing Committees and Councils can all submit nominations ahead of the deadline which is on 23 July 2021 at 12:00 GMT.

More information can be found on the IPC handbook, section 2, chapter 3.11. https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/181017180708072_Sec+ii+chapter+3_11_1+IPC+Award+Selection+Policy_September+2018.pdf

The VISTA 2021 Conference will take place online (www.vista2021.com).

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that Taipei City, Chinese Taipei, will stage the 20th IPC General Assembly between 11 and 12 December 2021. Ahead of the General Assembly, the IPC Conference will take place on 9 and 10 December at the same venue and will include the 2021 Paralympic Awards.

Organised by the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Chinese Taipei and held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, the 2021 IPC General Assembly will have extra significance as elections for the IPC President and the IPC Governing Board will take place, while a vote on a new IPC constitution will also take place.

The General Assembly is the supreme authority of the IPC and meets every two years. It last met in October 2019 in Bonn, Germany, on the occasion of the IPC’s 30th anniversary. The last IPC Governing Board elections took place in 2017 when the event was staged in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The IPC Governing Board is elected by the IPC membership every four years at the IPC General Assembly, and is responsible for setting the policies and for ensuring that the directions set by the membership at the General Assembly are implemented. Composed of 12 elected members, plus the IPC CEO and Chairperson of the IPC Athletes’ Council, it meets at least three times a year and meetings are chaired by the President.

There will be an election for IPC President. Current IPC President Andrew Parsons has held office since 2017, when he succeeded Sir Philip Craven. Also up for the election will be the position of IPC Vice President and 10 members at large. An interim agenda, along with a call for nominations for candidates will be circulated this week.

Members also will be voting on the IPC’s new constitution, which follows several years of dialogue with members about the IPC’s governance review, entitled “Remaining Fit for Purpose”. As the title of the effort suggests, the purpose of this dialogue has been to ensure that the IPC remains a world leading sports organisation.  The final version of the new constitution will be made available to members six-weeks prior to the General Assembly.  

The IPC and NPC Chinese Taipei, in its capacity of host of the 2021 IPC General Assembly, will be providing the opportunity for members to participate in the General Assembly in person or remotely. The assembly sessions will be live streamed for members attending remotely, which will include a mechanism for members to cast their votes.

Mike Peters, IPC Chief Executive Officer, said: “After a robust and transparent bid process, that attracted several highly competitive bids, we are thrilled that Chinese Taipei will host the 20th IPC General Assembly and would like to congratulate NPC Chinese Taipei for their excellent bid.

“This is a landmark meeting, as in addition to members electing a new IPC Governing Board, they will be asked to approve a new IPC constitution, both of which will have an impact on the future direction of the Paralympic Movement and the athletes we all serve, as well as the one billion people on this planet who have a disability.

“It is fitting that the General Assembly is held in east Asia this year between the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. It also will be exciting for us to join in person as a Paralympic Movement once more.”

Dr Mu Ming-Chu, President of NPC Chinese Taipei, said: “We are thrilled and grateful for this opportunity to work with IPC in staging the 2021 IPC General Assembly. NPC Chinese Taipei is committed to providing a safe and pleasant environment for all delegates to attend this biennial event. We are confident in hosting a successful IPC General Assembly with a smooth election and a spectacular Awards ceremony. This year is going to be extraordinary and memorable. I look forward to welcoming all members of the IPC family to join us to have a wonderful time in Taipei City.”

Representatives from the IPC’s 201 members made up of NPCs, International Federations, Regional Organisations, and International Organisations of Sport for the Disabled can attend and vote.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has introduced a virtual #ParalympicAlbum to engage its social media audience with the top Para athletes going for gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Each week until 31 July, Paralympic fans can head to @Paralympics on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to vote on two athletes per sport. The athletes – female and male – with the most votes will be featured on the sticker album.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=paralympics&set=a.10158791295516281

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CO-dqvQNJ3E/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Paralympics/status/1394275321529217025?s=20

The #ParalympicAlbum launched on 17 May as part of the ‘Sport Week’ series; each week the IPC is producing content on its digital channels to engage and educate its audience about the 22 sports on the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic programme. The content includes the announcement of Ones to Watch – a list of the top athletes vying for the podium this summer. Paralympic enthusiasts can go to the IPC website https://www.paralympic.org/ to understand what makes these athletes standout.

Para archery and Para athletics kicked off Sport Week, with videos, engaging facts and athlete feature stories published on the IPC’s platforms. As for the #ParalympicAlbum, fans picked the USA’s Matt Stutzman and China’s Zhou Jiamin to complete the first sticker slots. Cuba’s Omara Durand and Germany’s Markus Rehm racked up the most votes to secure their spots on the album.

This week will offer Para badminton, which makes it first appearance at a Paralympics this summer, and boccia. The format continues until the end of July, wrapping up with wheelchair rugby and wheelchair tennis.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the 10th edition of the VISTA Conference will be organised virtually over six days in partnership with six leading Universities between 18 November and 6 December 2021.

Designed to provide a platform for sport scientists and researchers to hear from and have dialogue with experts in the field of sport for athletes with impairments, VISTA 2021 will be led by KU Leuven, Belgium; University of Stellenbosch, South Africa; The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden; School of Kinesiology; Western University, Canada; University of Pittsburgh, USA; and Yonsei University, South Korea.

VISTA 2021 will address six themes at the heart of the Paralympic Movement: Ethics and Integrity (18 Nov) – Socio-Cultural Legacy (22 Nov) – Health and Medicine (29 Nov) – Evidence-Based Classification (1 Dec) – Technology in Paralympic Sport (14 Dec) – Paralympic Performance (16 Dec).

Each theme will be discussed during dedicated three-hour long online sessions which will include a keynote address (30 min), oral presentations (90 min) and a panel discussion with renowned experts (60 min). Keynotes, oral and poster presentations will be pre-recorded and made available online to all participants on 1 November 2021. In this way, the three hours online session is reserved for Q&A and interaction with the audience.

Sports scientists and experts in Para sport are invited to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations through the conference website www.vista2021.com which will open on May 15, 2021. Abstract submissions are expected until 10 July 2021, 23:59 WET.

Participants registering for the six-day conference before 15 September 2021 at www.vista2021.com can take advantage of an early bird registration fee of EUR 175. Students can book their places for EUR 80 until 15 September. Partial registration for selected themes is also foreseen at www.vista2021.com. Participation in the conference is free for all Paralympians who participated in the Paralympic Games from Rome 1960 to Tokyo 2020. Registration fee is waived for delegates from countries on the lower 50% of the UN Human development Index ranking 2020. 

VISTA provides a forum for exchanging the latest information, research and expertise related to the Paralympic Movement and promotes cross-disciplinary interaction between sport scientists, athletes, coaches, administrators and the media.

Further information regarding registration and speakers for VISTA 2021 can be found at www.vista2021.com

Wheelchair Rugby Australia (WRA) has today announced Kayo Sports as the official streaming partner of the 2021 GIO Wheelchair Rugby National Championship on the Gold Coast later this month.

The historic announcement comes as a major boost to the domestic wheelchair rugby scene in Australia, with Kayo set to stream 19 matches across both divisions of the championship, including all medal matches, live and free on their platform. In addition, Fox Sports will broadcast a highlights package from each day of the tournament.

All 19 matches will be streamed free via Kayo Freebies, with fans able to access the coverage by downloading the Kayo Sports app or visiting www.kayosports.com.au/freebies and registering for a Freebies account. Kayo Freebies are free, and no credit card details are required to register and start streaming.

Following a disappointing 2020 season of no competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the deal is set to reignite domestic interest in wheelchair rugby ahead of the impending Paralympic Games in August later in the year.

Wheelchair Rugby Australia’s General Manager, Chris Nay said “This is a history-making deal for our sport. We are extremely grateful to the team at Kayo and Fox Sports for seeing the value in our product and supporting us in this manner. The difference this streaming deal and added exposure will make to our athletes, state programs and the broader disability sports community in Australia is immeasurable.”

Kayo’s Director of Marketing, Kim McConnie, said: “We are really excited to be partnering with Wheelchair Rugby Australia to help showcase the incredible talent and skill involved in the sport to new audiences.

“This partnership forms part of our ongoing commitment to make selected games and events from all sporting competitions supported by the Federal Government’s women’s, niche and underrepresented sports grant available for free on Kayo, where our rights permit.”

The event will be staged in one of Australia’s premier sporting facilities, the Gold Coast Sports & Leisure Centre in Carrara. Tickets are on sale at the website below, with the Bronze and Gold medal matches scheduled to take place on Sunday 30 May before a sell-out crowd.

Tickets available at www.wheelchairrugby.com.au

2021 GIO Wheelchair Rugby National Championship

Dates: Friday 28 – Sunday 30 May

Venue: Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Carrara QLD 4211

Ticketing: www.wheelchairrugby.com.au

Further Information:

Chris Nay, General Manager, Wheelchair Rugby Australia

M: 0405 036 727

E: chris@wheelchairrugby.com.au

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and Allianz’s official podcast ‘A Winning Mindset: Lessons From The Paralympics’ won a prestigious Webby Award on Tuesday (18 May), recognised as the winner in the Best Branded Podcast or Segment category.

‘A Winning Mindset’ took the accolade in the Best Branded Podcast or Segment category at the Webby Awards from a shortlist which also included notable global organisations including Headspace.

Produced in collaboration with Livewire Sport and launched in August 2020, A Winning Mindset featured 20 episodes, with each episode digging deeper than the Paralympian’s on-field accomplishments with athletes sharing experiences that can benefit the audience’s everyday life, such as self-acceptance, mental health and body image.

Natalia Dannenberg-Spreier, IPC Head of Brand and Engagement, said: “We are delighted to accept this award on behalf of the International Paralympic Committee, Allianz, Livewire Sport and show host Andy Stevenson. Huge thank you to the Para athletes and special guests.

“Their stories of defiance, leadership and self-acceptance motivated and provided life lessons to our listeners. In a year where the global pandemic has disproportionately affected the world’s 15 per cent who have a disability, it was important for the voices of the world’s largest marginalised group to be heard, to initiate change towards a society more inclusive of persons with disabilities.”

Eike Bürgel, Global Head of Olympic and Paralympic Program Management at Allianz, added: “Thank you to every athlete for continuing to challenge, connect with and give confidence to each of us through your stories. This award belongs to you – and Allianz remains committed to getting behind you and the wider Paralympic Movement for what’s ahead.”

This year’s star-studded nominees across different podcast categories included Oprah’s Book Club, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend and On Purpose with Jay Shetty. 

Following the exciting news of winning a Webby Award, the IPC and Allianz can also confirm that a second series of A Winning Mindset will launch later this year, focusing on 20 new athletes who provide wisdom and motivation through their sporting and personal achievements.

The Webby Awards are a leading international award honouring excellence on the Internet, considered by The New York Times as “Internet’s highest honour.” It is presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), a judging body composed of over 2,000 members including leading Internet experts, business figures, luminaries, visionaries, and creative celebrities.

Reflecting the tremendous growth of the Internet, The Webbys now honours excellence in seven major media types: Websites, Video, Advertising, Media & PR, Social, Apps, Mobile, & Voice, Games, and Podcasts.

Greek boccia player Greg Polychronidis said: “Winning the Webby award is a major achievement and I really feel proud that I’ve been a member of the IPC & Allianz chosen athletes that shared their story in order to inspire, as well let people know the insights of the Paralympians path.

“Personally, I shared a setback that made me stronger afterwards and led me to great sports achievements. Allianz is not only my sponsor, but also a company that is truly interested in all I do and always is next to me in order to win competitions.”

In addition to Greg’s story, all 20 episodes delved into personal stories and explored how they have used the support of others to achieve their goals in and away from sport.

Australian goalball player Meica Horsburgh talked mental health and explained how she recovered from a dark moment in life, https://audioboom.com/posts/7690551-meica-horsburgh-on-mental-health, while French wheelchair basketball player Grace Wembolua boldly described her journey from surviving an arson attack to becoming a body-image influencer: https://audioboom.com/posts/7695921-grace-wembolua-on-body-confidence

Among other guests were Paralympic champions Sherif Osman of Egypt https://audioboom.com/posts/7712341-sherif-osman-on-the-importance-of-willpower and Bebe Vio of Italy https://audioboom.com/posts/7756744-bebe-vio-on-defiance; and Breaking Bad TV series star RJ Mitte: https://audioboom.com/posts/7734148-rj-mitte-on-what-hollywood-can-learn-from-the-paralympics

The first series achieved over 100k+ downloads and received interaction from National Paralympic Committees, International Federations and notable social media personalities such as Australian comedian Adam Hills and British broadcaster Clare Balding OBE.

The first official Paralympics video game ‘The Pegasus Dream Tour’ pre-registration system is launching Monday (17 May), with those interested being able to apply already through Pegasus official website https://pegasus-dream.com/, as well as on Google Play and Apple App Store.

‘The Pegasus Dream Tour’ will be available worldwide on smartphone devices on 24 June 2021 in the build-up to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, as part of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC)’s efforts to further promote Para sports across new young audiences.

Developed by JP Games, a studio founded by renowned Japanese game director Hajime Tabata, ‘The Pegasus Dream Tour’ is an avatar role-playing game (Massive Avatar RPG) which places players into a virtual Paralympic Games held in a fantasy, futuristic, inclusive and diverse metropolis known as Pegasus City.

The game generates an advanced avatar named ‘Mine’, which pursues its dreams of becoming a Para athlete and is created based on the player’s own face through a photo taken with their smartphones. Mine can forge new relationships with other avatars by freely roaming the city and participating in different competitions.

IPC Brand & Communications Officer Craig Spence said: “We are greatly excited about The Pegasus Dream Tour launch on 24 June as it will help the Paralympic Movement connect and build engagement with new and younger audiences, as well further increase Para sport awareness ahead of Tokyo 2020.

“We want all gaming and sports enthusiasts to pre-register already for this ground-breaking video game, which will see people from across the world virtually coming together and being able to enjoy the Paralympic Games in a whole new, innovative and fun way.”

Players can participate in boccia, football 5-a-side, athletics and wheelchair basketball online tournaments and interact with other players as they take part in this immersive Paralympic experience not only as spectators, but as actual participants.

‘The Pegasus Dream Tour’ aims to enable people to enjoy the Paralympics in an innovative way by gathering in Pegasus City, having fun and interacting with their friends even if they cannot do it physically due the current difficult circumstances.

It will be available in five languages: Japanese, English, French, German and Spanish.

In addition, nine of the world’s best Para athletes will show up in the game such as Japan’s boccia player Takayuki Hirose, Canadian wheelchair basketball player Patrick Anderson, New Zealand’s field athlete Holly Robinson and Argentina’s football 5-a-side legend Silvio Velo.

They are joined by Worldwide Paralympic Partner Bridgestone-supported athletes Manami Tanaka (wheelchair tennis, Japan), Kohei Kobayashi (badminton, Japan), Rie Ogura (badminton, Japan), Scout Bassett (athletics, USA) and Chaiwat Rattana (athletics, Thailand).

The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) is pleased to announce that the Tokyo 2020 Games will procure 100{f611f693713f4a1bfda8cd25b372c35825df95e4c1b9553b221a9b1bb44db509} of the energy required for the operation of the Games from renewable sources, including electricity generated in Fukushima Prefecture, with the support of Tokyo 2020 Gold Partner ENEOS. As the major energy supplier for Tokyo 2020, ENEOS has committed to supplying electricity generated only from renewable sources to competition venues and games related facilities during Games operations.

The electricity supplied by ENEOS will be generated by means of wood biomass power using construction waste and tree clippings from within Japan and by means of solar power generation facilities in Fukushima Prefecture.

Fukushima Prefecture has focused on renewable energy supply as a key element of its reconstruction and recover strategy following the Great East Japan Earthquake, and Tokyo 2020 will support these efforts by making use of renewable electricity procured from the affected areas. As a part of this initiative, it is expected that during the Games all facilities in Ariake Urban Sports Park, which will host BMZ racing and skateboarding events, will be powered completely by renewable energy produced in Fukusima Prefecture.

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Organisers have announced the schedule for the Tokyo 2020 wheelchair rugby competition following the completion of the draw for the event. With games taking place at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, from August 25-29th. 

Pool games are due to take place over three days, with four matches scheduled per day. The top four teams are set to feature in the semi-finals on August 28th, the same day as the classification matches which determine places five to eight.

The tournament is due to conclude on August 29th with the bronze and gold medal matches scheduled for 2pm and 6pm JST respectively. A full rundown of the comptition schedule can be found below:

Wed 25 Aug. 11:30 – 15:45 – Yoyogi National Stadium

• Pool Phase Group B, United States vs New Zealand
• Pool Phase Group A, Australia vs Denmark

Wed 25 Aug. 17:30 – 21:45V – Yoyogi National Stadium

• Pool Phase Group B, Great Britain vs Canada
• Pool Phase Group A, Japan vs France

Thu 26 Aug. 11:30 – 15:45 – Yoyogi National Stadium

• Pool Phase Group B, Canada vs United States
• Pool Phase Group A, Japan vs Denmark

Thu 26 Aug. 17:30 – 21:45 – Yoyogi National Stadium

• Mixed – Pool Phase Group A, France vs Australia
• Mixed – Pool Phase Group B, Great Britain vs New Zealand

Fri 27 Aug. 11:30 – 15:45 – Yoyogi National Stadium

• Pool Phase Group A, Denmark vs France
• Pool Phase Group A, Australia vs Japan

Fri 27 Aug. 17:30 – 21:45 – Yoyogi National Stadium

• Mixed – Pool Phase Group B, United States vs Great Britain
• Mixed – Pool Phase Group B, New Zealand vs Canada

Sat 28 Aug. 11:30 – 16:00 – Yoyogi National Stadium

• 7th-8th classification
• Semifinal

Sat 28 Aug. 17:30 – 21:45 – Yoyogi National Stadium

• Semifinal
• 5th-6th classification

Sun 29 Aug. 14:00 – 16:00 – Yoyogi National Stadium

• Mixed – Bronze Medal

Sun 29 Aug. 18:00 – 20:45 – Yoyogi National Stadium

• Gold Medal
• Victory Ceremony

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and Worldwide Paralympic Partner Samsung are launching today (4 May) an online competition to select four vloggers to share unique stories of breaking barriers at Tokyo 2020.

The competition is open to all athletes heading to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, as well as National Paralympic Committee (NPC) Team Officials.

Between now and 24 May, entrants are invited to create and post a video entry up to 60-seconds long (and a maximum of 50mb) through https://www.paralympic.org/tokyo-2020/samsung-vloggers or their own social media channels, by tagging Paralympics and using the hashtag #Tokyo2020. Submissions can either be in English or their native language, and must show something unique and engaging about their life and provide an idea of how they would create vlog content during Games-time.

Vloggers are encouraged to embody Samsung’s key campaign message of Together For One World as they prepare to show the world the astonishing feats and performances that the Paralympic Games delivers. 

A panel of experts from Samsung and the IPC will then analyse entries to determine the four successful vloggers who will be selected to be part of the campaign.

In total, the Tokyo 2020 Samsung Paralympic Vloggers team will involve 18 members. As well as the four vloggers selected from the competition, 11 athletes chosen by Samsung and the IPC, and three pre-selected Paralympic Games supporters will produce content for their own channels.

Originally started at London 2012, Samsung Paralympic Vloggers has captured the Games experiences of several world-leading athlete over the last four editions of the Paralympics. This has included US wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden, Brazilian swimming legend Daniel Dias and 2016 Refugee Team athlete Ibrahim al Hussein.

Craig Spence, the IPC’s Chief Brand and Communications Officer, said: “Tokyo 2020 will mark the fifth edition of the Samsung Paralympic Vloggers project where athletes provide exclusive behind the scenes video blogs from the Paralympic Games.

“This unique initiative provides a fantastic insight into the daily lives and experiences of Paralympians attending one of the world’s biggest sport events.  We are greatly excited to see how creative athletes will be in producing content for this competition and during the Games themselves. The content for Tokyo 2020 in particular will be unique as athletes adapt to taking part in a first Paralympic Games during a pandemic.”

The Tokyo 2020 Samsung Paralympic Vloggers is an extension of a project which began at London 2012 and continued through Sochi 2014, Rio 2016 and PyeongChang 2018.

The 2018 instalment of the Samsung Paralympic Vloggers initiative was the biggest yet, with almost five million views across social media, as well as coverage from broadcasters and within stadiums. And the series is only set to get bigger in Tokyo.

All content created in Tokyo will be uploaded to the IPC’s YouTube Channel, the IPC website and the respective vloggers’ social media accounts throughout the Paralympic Games, between 24 August and 5 September 2021.

Greg Polychronidis, who was a part of the first Samsung Paralympic Vloggers campaign at London 2012, recalls: “It (was) great, because I had the opportunity to share the magical world of the Paralympic Games with all of our followers. Magnificent scenes from the venues as well as incomparable moments from the Paralympic Village could be shared around the world because of the Samsung Paralympic Vloggers campaign, and I am really proud because I’ve been a part of it!”

To submit your entries, please visit: https://woobox.com/d2hrtc or enter on social media by tagging in Paralympics and using the hashtag #Tokyo2020. The deadline for athletes to submit their entries is 24 May. 

Full details on how to enter the competition are available online: https://www.paralympic.org/tokyo-2020/samsung-vloggers

For more information, please contact IPC Digital Activations Co-ordinator Ryan Hills at ryan.hills@paralympic.org