Equestrian up for Paralympic Sport Award
London 2012 double aureate medalist Michèle George has been shortlisted for the 2013 Paralympic Sport Awards.
The 39-year-old Belgian rider, who competes inwards Grade IV, is ane of iii shortlisted athletes inwards the Best Female Games Debut category. She is the showtime Para-Equestrian athlete to direct maintain been shortlisted inwards the history of the awards.
George made her Paralympic debut a winning ane amongst 2 aureate medals at London 2012, has been shortlisted for the 2013 Paralympic Sport Awards.
Michèle George was Belgium’s showtime Paralympic equestrian aureate medal winner since the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) added the sport to the programme inwards 1996. Her London 2012 aureate medals came inwards the Individual in addition to Freestyle tests amongst the in addition to therefore 10-year-old FBW Rainman. She rode the same Equus caballus to Freestyle silverish at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games inwards 2010 in addition to Freestyle silverish at the 2009 European Championships inwards Kristiansand (NOR).
“I was actually honoured fifty-fifty to endure nominated for this award, but immediately I’ve been shortlisted it’s only unbelievable,” George said. “Winning 2 aureate medals at London 2012 was a dream come upwards truthful in addition to I’d similar to give thank y'all everyone who has helped me on this incredible journey. If I create win the award, it volition endure the best possible vantage for all the difficult operate everyone has seat in.”
FEI Para-Dressage Committee Chair Ulf Wilken said George’s nomination was exciting news. “It is actually wonderful that Para-Equestrian sport is getting such populace recognition from IPC members. Michèle is a bully instance of the sport in addition to nosotros wishing her the best of luck when the winners are announced afterward inwards the year.”
The 2013 Paralympic Sport Awards ceremony volition direct maintain house inwards Athens (GRE) on Saturday, Nov 23, when vi awards recognising achievements at the London 2012 Paralympic Games volition endure presented. H5N1 total of fifteen athletes, who betwixt them won 38 aureate medals inwards London, direct maintain been shortlisted for the vi categories, which are: best female, best male, best woman someone debut, best manlike someone debut, best squad in addition to best official.
This year’s awards direct maintain attracted a tape publish of nominations from members and, equally a result, the IPC decided to dissever the Best Games Debut accolade into 2 categories, for males in addition to females.
The other 2 athletes shortlisted inwards the Best Female Games Debut category are Johanna Benson (NAM), who became the showtime Namibian to win aureate inwards either the Olympic or Paralympic Games when winning the 200m T37 in addition to also took the 100m T37 silver; in addition to Marlou Van Rhijn (NED), who followed upwards winning 100m in addition to 200m European titles inwards June yesteryear claiming the 200m aureate and100m silverish inwards London.
The Paralympic Sport Awards direct maintain house inwards the years next a summertime in addition to wintertime Paralympic Games.
The FEI took over equally the governing torso for Para-Equestrian inwards 2006, ane of the showtime international governing bodies to principle in addition to regulate a sport for both able-bodied in addition to disabled athletes.
Para-Equestrian Dressage is the solely Equestrian dependent that is included inwards the Paralympic Games, in addition to has been a business office of the Paralympic programme since 1996.
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