❓ Mr Marshall asked about WA's representation at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics. Premier Court provided details on WA athletes, schoolchildren involvement, and a welcome home parade.
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Today marks the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Paralympics. Will the Premier inform the House about Western Australia’s representation at the games? Mr COURT
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It is a terrific achievement that both the opening and the closing ceremonies for the Paralympics have been sold out. Thirty-one Western Australian athletes are competing in the Paralympics, and I am sure all members of the House will join the Government in wishing them the best. More than 4 000 athletes from 125 countries are participating in 18 sports over 11 days. At the first Paralympics in Rome in 1960, 400 athletes from 23 countries participated. We have seen a tremendous growth in the significance and popularity of these games. At the Atlanta Paralympics, Western Australia’s placing in the medal tally would have been seventh if it had entered as a separate country. It will be interesting to see how WA fares this time around. Two groups of schoolchildren, one from Dalkeith Primary School and one from Cervantes Primary School, are attending the games, working as volunteers and youth ambassadors, and are involved in medal presentations and other activities. That will be a terrific experience for them. I was at Cervantes recently where many fundraising activities were being carried out to enable the children, and some of their parents, to go to the games. When the Paralympics are completed we will have a welcome home parade in Perth for the athletes, but in the meantime we wish the Western Australian athletes every success in the weeks ahead.
Mr COURT replied: It is a terrific achievement that both the opening and the closing ceremonies for the Paralympics have been sold out. Thirty-one Western Australian athletes are competing in the Paralympics, and I am sure all members of the House will join the Government in wishing them the best. More than 4 000 athletes from 125 countries are participating in 18 sports over 11 days. At the first Paralympics in Rome in 1960, 400 athletes from 23 countries participated. We have seen a tremendous growth in the significance and popularity of these games. At the Atlanta Paralympics, Western Australia’s placing in the medal tally would have been seventh if it had entered as a separate country. It will be interesting to see how WA fares this time around. Two groups of schoolchildren, one from Dalkeith Primary School and one from Cervantes Primary School, are attending the games, working as volunteers and youth ambassadors, and are involved in medal presentations and other activities. That will be a terrific experience for them. I was at Cervantes recently where many fundraising activities were being carried out to enable the children, and some of their parents, to go to the games. When the Paralympics are completed we will have a welcome home parade in Perth for the athletes, but in the meantime we wish the Western Australian athletes every success in the weeks ahead.
It is a terrific achievement that both the opening and the closing ceremonies for the Paralympics have been sold out. Thirty-one Western Australian athletes are competing in the Paralympics, and I am sure all members of the House will join the Government in wishing them the best. More than 4 000 athletes from 125 countries are participating in 18 sports over 11 days. At the first Paralympics in Rome in 1960, 400 athletes from 23 countries participated. We have seen a tremendous growth in the significance and popularity of these games. At the Atlanta Paralympics, Western Australia’s placing in the medal tally would have been seventh if it had entered as a separate country. It will be interesting to see how WA fares this time around. Two groups of schoolchildren, one from Dalkeith Primary School and one from Cervantes Primary School, are attending the games, working as volunteers and youth ambassadors, and are involved in medal presentations and other activities. That will be a terrific experience for them. I was at Cervantes recently where many fundraising activities were being carried out to enable the children, and some of their parents, to go to the games. When the Paralympics are completed we will have a welcome home parade in Perth for the athletes, but in the meantime we wish the Western Australian athletes every success in the weeks ahead.
Two groups of schoolchildren, one from Dalkeith Primary School and one from Cervantes Primary School, are attending the games, working as volunteers and youth ambassadors, and are involved in medal presentations and other activities. That will be a terrific experience for them. I was at Cervantes recently where many fundraising activities were being carried out to enable the children, and some of their parents, to go to the games. When the Paralympics are completed we will have a welcome home parade in Perth for the athletes, but in the meantime we wish the Western Australian athletes every success in the weeks ahead.
Mr COURT replied: It is a terrific achievement that both the opening and the closing ceremonies for the Paralympics have been sold out. Thirty-one Western Australian athletes are competing in the Paralympics, and I am sure all members of the House will join the Government in wishing them the best. More than 4 000 athletes from 125 countries are participating in 18 sports over 11 days. At the first Paralympics in Rome in 1960, 400 athletes from 23 countries participated. We have seen a tremendous growth in the significance and popularity of these games. At the Atlanta Paralympics, Western Australia’s placing in the medal tally would have been seventh if it had entered as a separate country. It will be interesting to see how WA fares this time around. Two groups of schoolchildren, one from Dalkeith Primary School and one from Cervantes Primary School, are attending the games, working as volunteers and youth ambassadors, and are involved in medal presentations and other activities. That will be a terrific experience for them. I was at Cervantes recently where many fundraising activities were being carried out to enable the children, and some of their parents, to go to the games. When the Paralympics are completed we will have a welcome home parade in Perth for the athletes, but in the meantime we wish the Western Australian athletes every success in the weeks ahead.
It is a terrific achievement that both the opening and the closing ceremonies for the Paralympics have been sold out. Thirty-one Western Australian athletes are competing in the Paralympics, and I am sure all members of the House will join the Government in wishing them the best. More than 4 000 athletes from 125 countries are participating in 18 sports over 11 days. At the first Paralympics in Rome in 1960, 400 athletes from 23 countries participated. We have seen a tremendous growth in the significance and popularity of these games. At the Atlanta Paralympics, Western Australia’s placing in the medal tally would have been seventh if it had entered as a separate country. It will be interesting to see how WA fares this time around. Two groups of schoolchildren, one from Dalkeith Primary School and one from Cervantes Primary School, are attending the games, working as volunteers and youth ambassadors, and are involved in medal presentations and other activities. That will be a terrific experience for them. I was at Cervantes recently where many fundraising activities were being carried out to enable the children, and some of their parents, to go to the games. When the Paralympics are completed we will have a welcome home parade in Perth for the athletes, but in the meantime we wish the Western Australian athletes every success in the weeks ahead.
Two groups of schoolchildren, one from Dalkeith Primary School and one from Cervantes Primary School, are attending the games, working as volunteers and youth ambassadors, and are involved in medal presentations and other activities. That will be a terrific experience for them. I was at Cervantes recently where many fundraising activities were being carried out to enable the children, and some of their parents, to go to the games. When the Paralympics are completed we will have a welcome home parade in Perth for the athletes, but in the meantime we wish the Western Australian athletes every success in the weeks ahead.
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