The British Paralympic Association today committed to focusing harder than ever in the next five years on combining excellence on the field of play with inspiration off it, as it revealed ‘Inspiring Excellence’, its new Strategic Plan for 2016-2021.
The plan outlines the intended vision, mission, values, strategic priorities, organisational structure and planning for the period from the Rio 2016 to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and commits the BPA to a four year programme of targeted planning and continued development.
Tim Hollingsworth, Chief Executive of the BPA, said: “Our principle role is to inspire excellence in the team at the Games and in turn that excellence can inspire a better world for disabled people. It is that dual focus which is so fundamental to the BPA and to the wider Paralympic Movement.
“The Strategic Plan rightly focusses our attention on our primary responsibility: to use lessons learned from London, Sochi and Rio in order to ensure that we are best prepared for the challenges and opportunities of preparing our winter and summer teams for competing over the course of the next four years.
“We recognise the unique opportunity our Paralympic teams provide to unite and inspire disabled and non-disabled people alike and further shift perceptions. But we know there is still a long way to go and we remain in the foothills rather than the summit.”
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them and are currently members of the GB Paralympic Curling Team. They both shot plenty of golds during the session. Competition was fierce with Michael forging ahead and Aileen coming a close second.
Gordon Reid made Wimbledon history again on Sunday when he became the first ever wheelchair tennis men’s singles champion at The Championships. The British No.1 Reid defeated Sweden’s’ Stefan Olsson in straight sets 6-1, 6-4 to win his second Grand Slam singles title.
Stefan Hoggan from Auchtermuchty in Fife is now working for Triathlon Scotland as an Engagement Officer. Stefan’s remit is to try and encourage involvement of all communities in the sport regardless of age, gender or ability. Few high performance sports participants are offered the opportunity to work for a Scottish Governing Body in which they are involved. Stefan is delighted to be offered the opportunity to contribute to the development of the sport and those of us who know him well are confident he will be a success.
Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) and the Scottish Football Association (SFA) were delighted to join forces once again with support from the Sports Council for Glasgow and the Scottish Football Partnership (SFP) to deliver the National 5-a-side football Championships at Glasgow Green. Scottish Disability Sport is grateful for the support the Sports Council for Glasgow and the SFP has provided for our National Football Championships.
Junior players from across Scotland gathered for the inaugural Wheelchair Basketball ‘Regional Junior Championships’, at the Peak in Stirling. The Championships form an important step in the talent pathway for young players, with many progressing onto Scotland honours.
49 swimmers from across Scotland travelled to Stirling University pool to compete at the SDS National long Course Performance Championships on Sunday 12th June.
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