The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and worldwide partner Samsung are teaming up once again to bring athlete-generated, behind-the-scenes video content from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games that begin on 24 August.
Launching on 22 August, Samsung
Paralympic Vloggers consisting of 15 leading Paralympic stars and two remote
Samsung Paralympic Supporters will use Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Tokyo 2020 athlete
phones to share stories, posts and images on Paralympic Games, Samsung's and
the vlogger’s own social media channels. More information is available at
https://www.paralympic.org/tokyo-2020/samsung-vloggers
The 15 athletes taking part in
Samsung Paralympic Vloggers during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games cover 11
nations, and sees representatives from nine sports create vlog content.
Athletes taking part include Paralympic legend and multiple time gold-medallist
Jessica Long, TikTok sensation Desiree Vila, as well as home nation heroes
Amane Yanagimoto and Tomoki Sato.
The Para athletes will offer unique
insights from their own Paralympic experiences using their Samsung S21 phones.
The 15 Vloggers will showcase what life is like behind the scenes of the Games,
take the world inside the Paralympic Village and provide information on the
measures in place to deliver the Games during a pandemic.
In addition, through 'World Lens’
powered by Samsung within the Tokyo 2020 official app, athletes will provide
special opportunities of experiencing various countries’ culture through AR.
And new for the fifth instalment of
the project will be the Samsung Supporters, who will share their unique
perspectives of Tokyo 2020’s global impact from afar.
IPC Chief Brand and Communications Officer
Craig Spence said: “Tokyo 2020 is the fifth edition of the Samsung Paralympic
Vloggers project, with 15 outstanding athletes and two supporters preparing to
create exclusive behind the scenes video blogs from the Paralympic Games.
“This unique initiative provides a
fascinating insight into the daily lives and experiences of Paralympians
attending one of the world’s biggest sport events. We are truly excited to continue this
activation with Samsung and to find out how creative athletes will be in producing
content to showcase the Paralympic Games and their own personalities. This
instalment of Samsung Paralympic Vloggers will also allow extraordinary insight
into how athletes are able to adapt to a Paralympic Games during a pandemic and
provide insight on the measures put in place for a safe and successful Games.”
Originally launched during the London
2012 Paralympics, the Samsung Paralympic Vloggers programme has since been part
of every Games edition since, featuring Paralympic medallists such as wheelchair
racer Tatyana McFadden, British boccia athlete David Smith and Argentinian
wheelchair tennis player Gustavo Fernandez, among others.
Team USA wheelchair basketball player
Jorge Sanchez, who is one of the Vloggers, said: “It is an honour to be selected
as one of the athletes to create content for the Samsung Paralympic Vloggers.
I’m thrilled to show the world how amazing and talented these athletes are
(and) to give insight into the intense training Paralympic athletes do in order
to compete at the highest level, and
make their dreams a reality!”
Tokyo 2020 Samsung Paralympic
Vloggers:
Jessica Long, USA, swimming
Giseong Jo, South Korea, swimming
Desiree Vila, Spain, athletics
Jorge Sanchez, USA, wheelchair
basketball
Niko Kappel, Germany, athletics
Amane Yanagimoto, Japan, wheelchair
basketball
Tomoki Sato, Japan, athletics
Veronica Yoko Plebani, Italy,
triathlon
Jeonghun Joo, South Korea, taekwondo
Sandeep Chaudhary, India, athletics
Corentin Le Guen, France, wheelchair
rugby
Liliane Mukobwankawe, Rwanda, sitting
volleyball
Najwa Awane, Morocco, wheelchair
tennis
Yujiao Tan, China, powerlifting
Ezra Frech, USA, athletics
Tokyo 2020 Samsung Paralympic
Supporters:
Alyssa Cleland, USA, Samsung
Supporter
Hannah and Becky Cheetham, Great
Britain, Samsung Supporter
To follow Samsung Paralympic Vloggers
and to watch all of the vlogs created in Tokyo, https://www.youtube.com/c/paralympics
And to interact with the athletes
across social media, use the hashtag #SamsungParalympicVloggers
About the International Paralympic
Committee The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing
body of the Paralympic Movement. It co-ordinates the organisation of the
Paralympic Games and the Paralympic Winter Games. The IPC’s vision is to make for
an inclusive world though Para sport.
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