Grant Award View - GA352964

The Included through Sport - Asia/Pacific cultural exchange provides a platform to share expertise from Australia and Korea’s strengths and knowledge in sport. The funding goes towards inclusive coaching, sports science, high-performance development, and athlete eligibility, using world class facilities. The project aims to ensure that athletes with intellectual impairment are included in the growth and development of both nations, building strong bilateral relationships, and providing leadership to our Pacific neighbours, thereby contributing to the human rights movement to make sport accessible for all.

Part 1.1 - Exchange information on inclusive para sport pathways in Korea for athletes with II – athletics, swimming, table tennis and winter sport

Part 1.2 - Exchange information on inclusive para sport pathways in Australia for athletes with II – all Virtus sports

Part 2.1 - Collaborate on a joint project to work with Fiji Paralympic Committee, Nauru Paralympic Committee and Solomon Islands Paralympic Committee to build II pathways – eligibility and high performance expertise.

Part 3.1 - Present II pathways and project case study at 2024 KPC International sports science seminar Part 3.2 - In line with the seminar, joint training camp for AUS-KOR Youth of Athletics, Swimming and Table Tennis