Territory Stories

Ministerial Statement Territory Success at Masters games and Sydney Paralympics

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Title

Ministerial Statement Territory Success at Masters games and Sydney Paralympics

Other title

Tabled paper 2202

Collection

Tabled Papers for 8th Assembly 1997 - 2001; Tabled Papers; ParliamentNT

Date

2000-11-28

Description

Tabled by Christopher Lugg

Notes

Made available by the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory under Standing Order 240. Where copyright subsists with a third party it remains with the original owner and permission may be required to reuse the material.

Language

English

Subject

Tabled papers

File type

application/pdf

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License

https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C1968A00063

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/296075

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/394142

Page content

11 Seven NT Paralympians competed in the games: Nadia Romeo Melissa Dunn Mark Davies Sam Rickard Bill Medley Judith Green Wheelchair Basketball Wheelchair Basketball Athletics Athletics Table Tennis Hamish MacDonald Swimming Athletics All of these athletes were NT Institute of Sport scholarship holders during 1999-2000. Additionally, Russell Short, competing in athletics, was an NTIS scholarship holder during 1997-1998. The funding and training arrangements provided to the Territorys Paralympians have made them the envy of others around Australia. In the Northern Territory, elite athletes are treated the same whether they are able-bodied or physically challenged. This means our Paralympians have the same access to training, services and finances as our Olympic- standard competitors. This is not the case in all States - but the NT Government is determined to ensure our athletes remain ahead of the nation.