Congratulations to Alexander Smirnov on his well-deserved award!

We are pleased to announce that the President of the International Inclusive Committee Alexander Smirnov has won the Russian Government Prize! This high award was presented to him by Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexander Novak at a ceremony.

This recognition is the result of Alexander’s many years of work in the field of inclusion and support for people with disabilities. His efforts to develop inclusive sports and create an accessible environment for all people inspire and motivate. Thanks to his leadership and initiatives, many athletes with disabilities have had the opportunity to demonstrate their talents and achieve high results on the world stage.
Prize for the contribution of business and NGOs to achieving national goals and implementing national projects.

National projects of Russia are a presidential platform for sustainable development of the country and improving the standard of living of people. National projects are the work of the entire nation: the state, business, and NGOs.

The National Prize “Our Contribution” is a mechanism for publicly recognizing the contribution of business and NGOs to the implementation of national project objectives.
We are proud that Alexander continues to inspire us with his example and encourage everyone to join his mission to create a world where everyone can reach their potential regardless of limitations.

We congratulate Alexander Smirnov on this wonderful award and wish him further success and new achievements on the path to inclusion and support for people with disabilities!

Prezident «Mezhdunarodnogo Inklyuzivnogo Komiteta» Aleksandr Smirnov soveshchaniya na Mezhdunarodnom forume BRICS. Predstaviteli boleye 10 stran, vklyuchaya Yegipet, Kitay, Iran, Braziliyu, Indiyu, Afriku, Argentinu i drugiye strany, vse vyrazili svoyu solidarnost’ i gotovnost’ k sotrudnichestvu. Oni podderzhali napravleniye i vyrazili zhelaniye prisoyedinit’sya k «Mezhdunarodnomu inklyuzivnomu komitetu». Takzhe, vse uchastniki peregovorov zayavili o svoyom zhelanii razvivat’ adaptivnyy i inklyuzivnyy sport, vklyuchaya adaptivnoye tkhekvondo. Oni poprosili o podderzhke i konsul’tatsiyakh v etom napravlenii. Bylo resheno soglasovat’ vizity nashikh spetsialistov i trenerov dlya provedeniya master-klassov i obucheniya nashikh novykh partnorov, osnovnym vidom sporta dlya obucheniya byl oboznachen adaptivnoye tkhekvondo. Byli namecheny ryad sovmestnykh meropriyatiy, sredi kotorykh «Kubok BRICS» po adaptivnomu tkhekvondo, kotoryy skoro proydet v stolitse Belorussii, gorode Minsk. Eto otlichnyye novosti o prodvizhenii inklyuzivnogo sporta i podderzhke adaptivnogo tkhekvondo na mezhdunarodnom urovne! Uchastiye predstaviteley boleye chem 10 stran, vyrazivshikh svoyu gotovnost’ k sotrudnichestvu i razvitiyu inklyuzivnogo sporta, yavlyayetsya vazhnym shagom k sozdaniyu boleye ravnykh vozmozhnostey dlya vsekh lyudey, vne zavisimosti ot ikh vozmozhnostey. Inklyuzivnyy sport obogashchayet obshchestvo, sposobstvuyet vnedreniyu kontseptsii ravnykh prav i vozmozhnostey dlya vsekh grupp naseleniya. Takiye initsiativy, kak provedeniye master-klassov i obucheniya sportsmenov v oblasti adaptivnogo tkhekvondo, pomogut dal’she rasprostranit’ ponimaniye i populyarizatsiyu etoy distsipliny sredi mezhdunarodnoy obshchestvennosti. Nadeyus’, chto eti shagi privedut k usileniyu vzaimodeystviya mezhdu stranami i povysyat uroven’ podderzhki inklyuzivnogo sporta vo vsem mire. Vazhno prodolzhat’ sotrudnichestvo i obmenivat’sya opytom dlya razvitiya inklyuzivnogo sporta vo vsem mire.

Attention! “International Inclusive Games” have been postponed.
A meeting was held with the countries participating in the first “International Inclusive Games”; More than 15 countries of the world took part in the meeting; As a result of the meeting, it was decided to postpone the date of the “International Inclusive Games” due to the ban on visiting Russia and Belarus for most participating countries. It was also decided, if possible, to change the country in which the International Inclusive Games will be held to a neutral one, if the bans are not lifted in the very near future. Additional information will appear very soon.

On Monday, April 22, 2024, RIA Novosti held a press conference dedicated to the launch of a special sports project “Time of Movement” on the crowdfunding platform Planeta.ru. Experts spoke about the features of the campaign, plans for its implementation, a charity fundraiser that has already been launched as part of the Time of Movement, and also touched upon the topics of mass adaptive sports. Also during the press conference, there was a presentation of NGOs and charitable foundations that take part in the Planeta.ru charity project.

The press conference was moderated by sports commentator, MATCH TV presenter, member of the Russian Television Academy Georgy Cherdantsev.

The press conference was attended by the founder of the crowdfunding platform Planeta.ru Fyodor Murachkovsky, director of the Social Projects Support Fund Natalya Kremneva, head of the Paratennis.RF project Kirill Masolov, chairman of the Step into Life Foundation Anfisa Chernova, director of the Life in Movement Foundation Maria Rafalovich, as well as the founder of the charitable organization ANO “TSAFRDOV” Alexander Smirnov.

We urge you to support the charity fundraiser. You can follow the link. LINK

“International Adaptive Run” (Russia, China, Brazil, Belarus)
On May 19, the International Inclusive Committee will hold the largest International event, the adaptive “Running”. Which will take place in 35 regions of Russia, China, Belarus and Brazil, the planned number of participants is more than 10,000 people.
This will be a grandiose, enchanting and useful event for people with disabilities and/or disabled people from 6 years old; participants will be able to run, if desired, one of three distances, 1, 5 and 10 km, receive the coveted medals and a form of participation in the adaptive “Run”.
The event is supported by the League of Heroes company (Russia)

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality attaches great importance to the education of athletes with disabilities and provides them with all the necessary support to succeed in their respective industries. In this context, disabled athletes who grew up in the Cebeci Sports Complex, which was transferred by the IBB Youth and Sports Administration to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club, are supported by our municipality throughout the year, as in other sectors.

At the club, which trains athletes with disabilities in swimming, archery and arm wrestling, special athletes also contribute to the development of successful athletes in swimming and table tennis. At the club, athletes with disabilities and private athletes continue their sports careers in the Chebechi sports complex.

Athletes who grow up in the disabled sections of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club achieve significant success in the competitions in which they take part, increasing the sporting performance of both the national teams and Istanbul.

Down syndrome, the inclusive power of sport

Sport is an exceptional tool for integration , we often hear it said and we can find clear examples in every local, international, global reality and in every discipline. The ancient Greek Olympics themselves allowed the participation of free men from all polis, and were then also opened to other peoples, such as the Romans and the Phoenicians. Returning to the present day, however, there is an area in which inclusion becomes particularly effective. On December 1, 2019, the Italian national basketball team for athletes with Down syndrome won the world championships in Portugal for the second consecutive year. These “special” championships , more correctly defined as “games”, are competitions with rules and conditions completely similar to those held for people without disabilities.

Sport is an exceptional tool for integration , we often hear it said and we can find clear examples in every local, international, global reality and in every discipline. The ancient Greek Olympics themselves allowed the participation of free men from all polis, and were then also opened to other peoples, such as the Romans and the Phoenicians. Returning to the present day, however, there is an area in which inclusion becomes particularly effective. On December 1, 2019, the Italian national basketball team for athletes with Down syndrome won the world championships in Portugal for the second consecutive year. These “special” championships , more correctly defined as “games”, are competitions with rules and conditions completely similar to those held for people without disabilities.

Italian national basketball team for athletes with Down syndrome wins the gold medal in Portugal (December 2019)

As regards the Special Olympics , the fundamental criterion for being selected concerns the degree of autonomy of the athletes , explains Martina Crivellaro who is the president of the Sport21 association , because “the best ones don’t necessarily leave, from a performance point of view sport, but the autonomy of the boy is also evaluated, because he has to be alone in retreat with the team, without his parents”. Martina Crivellaro knows this well, as last March she supported her son, Giacomo Bacelle , during the Special Olympics gymnastics, from the stands. Giacomo won the gold medal, and for him it was an immense emotion that made him feel like his favorite sports figure, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Veronica Paccagnella and Giacomo Bacelle, gold medals at the Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi (March 2019)

Autonomy is therefore a fundamental requirement, inside and outside of competition, but for girls and boys with Down syndrome it is something to be gained step by step, with the help of professionals, such as the educators and psychologists of the of Padua. 

Interview with Martina Crivellaro and Giacomo Drago on the inclusive power of sport. Filming and editing by Elisa Speronello

With the kids of the association, says Giacomo Drago , a mountaineering project that includes excursions in the mountains, Montagnamo , has been active for six years . The mountain environment is educational in itself, because it also allows you to develop respect for the environment and for others. Projects of this type focus on collaboration, doing it together, sharing and supporting each other.

Nine climbers with Down syndrome on the slopes of Etna (Montagnamo project, September 2019)

Last summer Giacomo accompanied nine boys to the mouths of Etna in Sicily, completing a route that was not easy even for trained mountaineers. A testimony of tenacity, resistance, passion, collaboration and spirit of adventure and of all the skills acquired over years of independence .