SPORT FOR DISABLED
Disabled persons in Christchurch will have their first officially organised sports and social evening on Saturday, August 27. A decision to hold such an evening was made by the first meeting of the Canterbury Disabled Sports Association’s committed this week. The [venue has still te be chosen. Table tennis, billiards and [darts were tha three sports
-! which would be introduced, 1 t'said Mr W. L- F. Utley; who i , is in charge of the paraplegic ■unit in Christchurch, yester- 1 • J day. i In the summer the com- i j mittee hoped to organise ; t archery and swimming. 1 “We hope to get spinal- 1 f injury and disabled people to s participate in these functions,” ( * Mr Utley said. The sister-in- i . charge of the spinal-injury i 1 unit in Christchurch and Mr 1 s>G. Tapper, the secretary of
the association were getting in touch with known cases. The object of the sports was to help disabled persons lead a more noraml life. The pleasure and exercise they would get from participating in comi ■'potion would be most important me object was to have a team sent to the paraplegic Olympic Games eventually. For this ee-operation of sports bodies would be needed, Mr Utley said. i
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31136, 12 August 1966, Page 15
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