The Irish Embassy in Malawi has come out to help preparation of 4 paralympic athletes forward of the 2024 version of Paris Paralympic Video games slated for late August.
The Embassy introduced a money donation of K5.3 million to Malawi Paralympic Committee at Bingu Nationwide Stadium the place the athletes are doing their coaching.
Talking after presenting the donation, the Irish Ambassador to Malawi, Seamus O’Grady, stated it was vital for the athletes to coach and acquire confidence earlier than travelling to France for the video games.
“I assumed it was vital that Malawian athletes ought to be capable of take part. My expectation is that the athletes will go there and luxuriate in themselves and they’re going to signify Malawi proudly. In the event that they win a medal, that can be nice but it surely’s not all about successful medals,” stated O’Grady.
Malawi Paralympic Committee President, James Chiutsi, stated Paralympics are costly and it felt good to get assist from the Irish Embassy.
“We’re so excited with this donation. The Irish Embassy has responded positively. That is very encouraging. Athletes in Paralympics must be escorted and the gear for such video games can also be costly. We had a scarcity of 10 million. Now that the Irish Embassy has given us 5.3 million, we nonetheless want 4.7 million Kwacha,” defined Chiutsi.
And paraympic athlete, Mphatso Saukile from Zomba, stated he expects to do properly in Paris.
Stated Saukile:”I count on competitors there. I hope to work laborious and do properly. This donation has motivated all of us.”
Paralympic video games will begin on twenty seventh August and finish on eighth September. The Malawi Paralympic workforce will depart on August twenty first and return on September eleventh.