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25.02.21 )
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has released the shortlist for the 2021 International Women’s Day Recognition, with winners to be announced on 8 March’s global celebration of women and gender equality.
This is the second year, since its inception in 2013, the International Women’s Day Recognition has expanded into categories, awarding primarily women in the Paralympic Movement who inspire and emulate the Paralympic ideals, and serve as positive role models.
Five outstanding female candidates each, make up the Builder and Next Generation categories, respectively. Three organisations have been shortlisted for the National Paralympic Committee and International Federation (NPC/IF) category.
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GEARING UP: Maldives Para athletes during a training camp.By AMP Media I For The IPC
Not even a pandemic could stop Malta, Kiribati, Paraguay and the Maldives from making the most of their first year as part of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
All four have spent valuable time putting the building blocks in place to ensure they are ready to jump into action as soon as the global situation allows. But above and beyond that, education programmes have been launched, awareness initiatives begun and, perhaps most crucially of all, athletes have been out and about joyfully showing their compatriots what is possible.