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12-09-2016

Beyond barriers: Sport and rehabilitation

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  • Physical rehabilitation

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Christopher Morris / ICRC

Liberia

In a country ravaged by 14 years of civil war, football among amputees is a matter of national pride - a landmark of recovery and revival.

Sylvain Cherkaoui/Cosmos Agency-ICRC

Senegal

Senegal. Guinea-Bissau wheelchair basketballer Tino Lopes (centre) is an example of triumph over challenge. His legs became paralysed when he was child, but through sport he has overcome prejudice and isolation to reintegrate himself into society.

Sylvain Cherkaoui/Cosmos Agency-ICRC

Senegal

Wheelchair basketball match between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania national teams. The Guinea-Bissau team receives support from the ICRC.


Véronique de Viguerie/ICRC

Bosnia-Herzegovina

In addition to being important for the social reintegration of landmine victims, the sitting volleyball matches are also an arena for reconciliation, where veterans of all parties involved in the conflict play side by side.

Véronique De Viguerie/ICRC

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Sitting volleyball match between the sports teams O.K.I Doboj and O.K.I Derventa. Portrait of a player from the O.K.I Doboj team. He is a war veteran and was injured in a landmine in 1993.

Alyona Synenko/ICRC

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo. Patients at the ICRC-supported Heri Kwetu rehabilitation centre in Bukavu play basketball using wheelchairs donated by the ICRC.

Pawel Krzysiek/ICRC

Iraq

Physical rehabilitation centre, Kirkuk, Iraq. Weightlifter and former construction worker Ahmed (24) lost both legs in a car accident.

Pawel Krzysiek/ICRC

Iraq

Iraq. Mariam (in black) and Sheina pose for a picture after a friendly fencing match ahead of the 2013 National Iraqi Championship.

Sidi Diarra/ICRC

Mali

Mali. Competitors line up for a tricycle race to fight against the exclusion of people with disabilities. The ICRC supported the project by repairing hundreds of tricycles.

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Myanmar

Myanmar. At the 7th ASEAN Paralympic Games, athlete Aung Gyi scooped the gold medal in the shot put competition. The ICRC provides technical and financial support to three physical rehabilitation centres in the country.

A photo exhibition at the Rio 2016 Paralympics is highlighting the ICRC's use of sport for physical rehabilitation. It consists of photos from countries around the world, showcasing some of the stories of willpower supported by the ICRC.

Read more: On the ICRC's physical rehabilitation work and the ICRC at the House of Switzerland, in Rio de Janeiro.

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