Mongolia to participate in Abilympics

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Some Mongolian athletes with disabilities will take part in the 9th International Abilympics which will run this March 25-26 in Bordeaux of France. The Mayor of Ulaanbaatar city E.Bat-Uul has issued an ordinance on covering their expenses, according to which 16 million 686 thous.Togrog will be allotted from the reserve of the Mayor. Another obligation has been given, to D.Oyunchimeg, an executive director of the Abilympics Federation of Mongolia, to submit a report about our athletes’ results to the City’s Administration. The name Abilympics comes from the idea of organizing a competition to promote the skills of persons with disabilities. It combines Abilities with the idea of the Olympics. The concept was developed in Japan in 1972 based on the model of the skills competition named WorldSkills and on the Paralympic Games. That year, the first national final of the Abilympics was held in Tokyo under the banner “Acquiring professional skills leads to a bright future”. The International Abilympics Federation (IAF) was officially created during the 3rd International Abilympics in Hong-Kong in 1991. The IAF aims at promoting the skills competition for persons with disabilities in its international dimension. The International Abilympics are held every four years.