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September 03, 2009
The Power of Silence - Deaflympics in Taiwan
The following information was downloaded from the mailing list of "Disability and Development" with a cooperation of the publisher, Mr. Soya Mori.
1 September, 2009 Taiwan Review
The Power of Silence
Chang Yao-chien was a member of the Taiwan women's bowling team that won gold medals at the 2005 Melbourne Deaflympics. (Photo by Huang Chung-hsin)
Publication Date：09/01/2009
Byline：KELLY HER
The 2009 Summer Deaflympics put Taipei and deaf athletes in the spotlight, showcasing their intrepid spirit in meeting the challenges of competition.
Chao Yu-ping, secretary-general of the Chinese Taipei Sports Association of the Deaf (CTSAD), will never forget the moment that made he and other delegates--including Chi Cheng, Taiwan's 1968 Olympic bronze medalist and honorary president of the Chinese Taipei Track and Field Association--burst into tears of joy. It was the afternoon of February 28, 2003 in Sweden when the 38th Congress of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) declared Chinese Taipei as the host for the 2009 Summer Deaflympics after beating out rival Athens, Greece by a vote of 52 to 32.
The Chinese Taipei delegation was exhilarated when Taiwan was awarded the right to host an Olympic-level international competition. Most significant of all, the winning bid ensured that the Deaflympics would take place in Asia for the first time since the games debuted as the International Silent Games in 1924, the first international sporting event for athletes with a disability. The Deaflympics are scheduled to run in Taipei from September 5 to September 15.
http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=59733&CtNode=119
Posted by jicafriends at September 3, 2009 03:52 PM