“I want to talk to my disabled friend first and have a meal together.” Sports experience for the disabled, changing children: Nate Sports

“I think I can talk to my disabled friend first.” Bangsancho Danah Kim (12)

“I felt that there were many people with disabilities around me.” Seryuncho Ahn Ji-hoon (11)

These are the impressions expressed by children who experienced sports for the disabled.

Students from Bangsan Elementary School and Seryun Elementary School participated in the ‘Dream Paralympic Games’ held by the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled at the Olympic Park in Bangi-dong, Seoul to commemorate the Day of the Disabled (April 20). These 70 or so people received theoretical training on sports for the disabled and tried several sports themselves.

Elementary school students in the 5th and 6th grades participate in the showdown while covering their eyes at the Dream Paralympic event held in commemoration of the Day of the Disabled at Olympic Park in Bangi-dong, Seoul on the 20th. Provided by Korea Sports Association for the Disabled

Elementary school students in the 5th and 6th grades ride in wheelchairs at the Olympic Park in Bangi-dong, Seoul on the 20th, participating in the Dream Paralympic event held to commemorate the Day of the Disabled. Provided by Korea Sports Association for the Disabled

The sports I experienced were wheelchair badminton, boccia, visual soccer, and showdown. I personally rode an athlete’s wheelchair worth 7 million won. While in a wheelchair, I grabbed a badminton pole and hit the shuttlecock as hard as I could. Since I was sitting down, I had to hit the shuttlecock harder and harder to pass it to the opposite court. I also tried boccia, where blue or red balls are alternately thrown and the closer you get to the white ball, the better the score. Boccia is an event in which Korea has won gold medals 9 times in a row at the Paralympic Games. I blindfolded myself and with the help of my friend, I moved in front of a small goal post avoiding obstacles and fired a shot. Laughter, cheering, and cheering continued in the showdown, similar to one-on-one table football played by hand. The situation changed when I first played the game with my eyes open and then covered my eyes with an eye patch. It was not easy to hit the ball only by listening to the sound of the ball rolling and the sound of the friends next to you. All events were somewhat unfamiliar at first, but as time passed, their faces brightened, their voices grew louder, and their movements became more lively.

The instructors were current and former Paralympic athletes or coaches. Lee Yong-jin (Chungnam Disabled Sports Association Boccia Team) said, “I was happy to introduce Boccia.” Park Jeong-woo, coach of the same team, said, “It is a great achievement that children recognize that there are sports that even people with disabilities can do.” Instructor Jeong Kyung-hee, a former wheelchair badminton player, said, “If you study the theory first and then experience it, you will not just play, but seriously think about how people with disabilities live.” I feel very rewarded when I see them say that they will bet and eat together.” In a theoretical lecture prior to hands-on experience, Instructor Jeong explained, “Disabilities are more often acquired through accidents than innate ones.” “Bangsan Elementary School emphasizes global citizenship education, such as improving awareness of disabilities,” said Jo Myung-gu, head of the Academic Affairs Department at Bangsancho. said.

The Paralympic Sports Association will hold the Dream Paralympic event at the same location until the 22nd. On the 21st, education is provided for elementary and middle school students who have made a reservation in advance, and on Saturday, the 22nd, non-disabled people visiting the Olympic Park are given the opportunity to experience sports for the disabled. “15% of the world’s population is handicapped,” said Jung Byeong-yeop, director of the Paralympic Sports Association. Park Hye-eun, head of public relations at the Sports Association, said, “We plan to review the Dream Paralympic event that goes directly to schools in the future.”

Reporter Sehun Kim [email protected]

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