Paralympics Ireland have today announced that The Vision Group have become the Official Supplier of Medical and Sports Rehabilitation Products to Paralympics Ireland.
Paralympic hopeful Patrick Flanagan
joined representatives of Paralympics Ireland and The Vision Group, to announce
a new partnership between the two organisations, that will include the Tokyo
2020 and Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Flanagan is one of the top swimmers
in Europe and is hoping that he has done enough to earn a place on the plane to
Tokyo as part of the Team Ireland Para Swimming team. The young swimming star
has achieved the Minimum Qualifying and High-Performance Standards and now
joins his team mates in awaiting news of the slot allocation for Team Ireland.
“I have had a really good campaign in
the pool despite the blow of having the games postponed. I feel like my
performances have really improved thanks to the work that I have been putting
in during the postponement and I believe I showed that improvement at the
European Championships in Portugal recently.”
Flanagan narrowly missed out on being
a medallist in Portugal but believes that the experience of competing at a
competition with full Covid prevention protocols will only stand to the group.
“We learned so much over in Portugal
about travelling during Covid restrictions, the daily testing environment,
spending so much time on your own in your room, social distancing in transport
and at competition venues, and the importance of observing the safety
protocols. That is why having an announcement like today with the Vision Group
is so important, it means that we will have the top-class safety equipment that
we need. Myself and my fellow athletes will feel safe at all times allowing us
to just concentrate on doing our best when we get into competition.”
Speaking about awaiting news on slot
allocations for Team Ireland Patrick said:
“We are all really in the same boat
to be honest. You have to hope that, as an individual, I have done enough to
get one of those slots. Sport can be tough so, no matter what, someone is going
to miss out and that is really hard because if it’s not me then it’s one of my
teammates and we are all friends so I will be devastated for them and
disappointed if it’s me that loses out. That is just the nature of sport, and
we all know that when we start out, but I do know that anyone who gets on the
plane will have earned it and that it will be a really strong team that
competes for Ireland at the Paralympic Games.”
The Vision Group are a 100% Irish
owned company that are dedicated to helping improve the daily living
environment for the less able through their new programme “Education In Motion”
which includes solutions for mobility, health control, incontinence, and
dementia products.
As part of the new partnership The
Vision Group will supply a range of essential personal protective equipment,
Trauma and Physio equipment for Team Ireland as they go forward to compete at
the 2020 Paralympic Games. That equipment will include a range of PPE,
infection control packs and a range of medical, health care and mobility
equipment.
Speaking about the announcement
Paralympics Ireland CEO Miriam Malone said:
“Paralympics Ireland are very pleased
to welcome The Vision Group as partners to Team Ireland. They are providing us
with essential Medical and Sports Rehabilitation equipment which will be of
vital importance to the Paralympic Team that represents us in Tokyo this year.
I would like to thank Dave Lahart and his team for their help and support, and
I really look forward to a partnership that will blossom in Tokyo and on into
Paris 2024.”
Speaking about the Announcement Dave
Lahart, Director of The Vision Group said:
“We are extremely excited to partner
Team Ireland for the next 4 years. Paralympics Ireland is exactly the type of
organisation we want to align ourselves with and we look forward to a great
partnership over the coming years. We would like to take this opportunity to
wish all the athletes of Team Ireland the very best of luck and success in
Tokyo.”
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