Aloha Polers, it's Wednesday!
This week's What's in the Pole World News topic are the Paralympics! For those who don't know what the Paralympics are it is almost like the Olympics but for people with impairments such as amputated limbs, hearing impairments, etc. The very first Paralympic Games were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy with 400 featured participants! This is a great thing that is out there and we support it completely. All people should be able to competitively compete in a sport if they really want to:)! To read more on the history of Paralympics or learn more about the sport go to this link for the International Paralympic Committee:
http://www.paralympic.org/TheIPC/HWA/HistoryoftheMovement
Now, what does the Paralympics have to do with Pole? Just like many Pole Dancer are fighting for Pole to become apart of the Olympics, there is some word that Pole may also be apart of the Paralympics! Our friends at United Pole Artists posted this great article from blind pole dancer Heather Siewruk about just that:
http://www.unitedpoleartists.com/pole-dancing-and-the-paralympics/
Read more on Heather's take about getting Pole Dancing into the Paralympics as well as the Olympics!
Have a happy Wednesday!!!
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