Minute book of meetings of the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation Council, 1960-1972
- Published
- [Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1960-1972.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
- Additional Creators
- AM (Publisher) and Buckinghamshire Record Office
Access Online
- Series
- Summary
- Discussions including; the first meeting held by the ISMGC, introduction of athletes with incomplete lesions, inclusion and development of new sports, financial contributions from members, NATO attending Dutch National Sports Day to watch disabled sport, British Paraplegic Empire Games or the British Paraplegic Commonwealth Games in Australia, development of rules handbook, development of constitution, enlarging membership, introduction of wheelchair racing and issues surrounding it, the founding and development of sports rehabilitation in multiple countries throughout the world, the importance of giving disabled people opportunities and not just supporting high level athletes, problem of professionalisation, sports weeks for all types of disabilities at Stoke Mandeville, introduction of classification cards, International Working Group on Sport for the Disabled, national teams as opposed to different organisations with the country sending many teams, increasing the length of the games, enlarging the committee, introduction of membership fees, Trainer's Meetings prior to Executive Committee Meetings to be referred to as General Assembly, relationship with ISOD, wheelchair technology and use, formation of Technical and Medical sub-committees, building of Stoke Mandeville Stadium, recognition of world records, changing classification system detailed, entry fees for athletes, and issues with conflicting events.
- Subject(s)
- Note
- Title from publisher's website.
AMDigital Reference: D-IWAS/1/3
Collection: Records of the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation and predecessor bodies - Reproduction Note
- Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2024. Digitized from a copy held by Buckinghamshire Archives and made available by AM.
- Location of Originals
- Buckinghamshire Archives
- Copyright Note
- © World AbilitySport - www.worldabilitysport.org. Material sourced from Buckinghamshire Archives
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