CONGRATULATIONS IN ORDER TO ALL THE WINNERS AND FINALISTS!
A Big Day for Aero Fit!
The Aero Fit competition was a big hit on the live stream with some amazing performances and it is time to announce the finalists!
The Final in the Youth Under 10 Division will be between the International Cheer Union and the International Federation of Muaythai Associations.
Congratulations to you!
The Aero Fit Under 12 Finals will be between two International Cheer Union teams.
Congratulations but a special mention must go to the Right to Play Youth Team, the World Dance Sport Federation and Team WAKO and all the other participants. Well Done!
Aero Fit Under 14 we will have two amazing teams from the International Gymnastics Federation who made it to the Finals but a special mention must go to all the semi-finalists from team WAKO, WDF, the World Dodgeball Association, the World Flying Disc Federation. The contests were so close!
The Under 16 Aero Fit Division was a very close contest and the finals will be between the International Cheer Union and the International Gymnastics Federation.
The Under 18 Aero Fit Division saw some amazing semi-finals between FIG, WAKO, World Flying Disc, team IFMA, Right to Play, AIBA. Competitions are still ongoing.
Marvelous Athleticism from Max Fit Competitors!
The Max Fit Under 10 saw some amazing competitions in the Quarter Finals such as JJIF JJIU, IPF, IFMA, ISTAF, UIPM and it came down to the finals between FIBA’s, Olivia Siuda and IFMA’s P.D. Malinsa Fernando. Good luck to the Competitors!
Max Fit Under 10 Males saw competitor from FIBA, UIPM, JJIF, FIFA, IPF, IIHF and the final is between FIFA’s Lorenzo Alcantara Satriani and IFMA’s Bassam Murthasa.
Max Fit Under 11 Female Division was a real crowd pleaser with UIPM, WAKO, WMC, IJRU, JJIF. UIPM vs IJRU and IFMA vs UIPM and UIPM again showed why there are one of the top teams in the competition making it a UIPM’s Ashley Nicole Mascoso and Tatiana Thomatos in the final.
Max Fit Under 11 Male Division was a huge division with 32 competitors. The Quarter Finals saw competitors from ICC, FIFA, UIPM, WAKO, IJRU, IFMA, Savate and UWW. In the Semi-finals, ICC edged out UIPM, IFMA edged out Savate resulting in Zain Atiq from ICC in the finals with IFMA’s Ahmed Zakir Nuzarath Mohamed.
Max Fit Under 12 Female Division saw fantastic athleticism in the quarter finals with SIYG vs IJRU, IFMA vs WMC, IPF vs UIPM and the semi finals saw IFMA beating SIYG, IPF beating WAKO setting up the final with IFMA’s Vanessa Neubauer vs IPF’s Piper Gardner.
A whopping 32 teams entered the Max Fit Under 12 Male Division. The quarter final saw WAKO winning FEI, UIPM beating IJRU, WAKO edging IPF, IFMA edging SIYG. The Semi-Finals saw WAKO edging UIPM and IFMA, so we are looking forward towards an all WAKO final with Cristiano Firth and Amimi Mohamed.
Max Fit Under 13 Female Division was again, a popular division with 5 competitions rounds to the final. In the Quarter Final, AIBA won against JJIF, FIAS against WMC, IFMA against IPF, IJRU won against SIYG setting up the big final between FEI’s Nethmini Chamathya Katupitiya and IFMA’s Siavala Ionna Maria.
Max Fit Under 13 Male Division competition is still ongoing.
Max Fit Under 14 Female Division. Close competition between AIBA, IWUF, IWL. WMC, IDBF, WAKO, IFMA, IPF, IJRU, SAVATE, IWWF and so many others. After many close encounters, the final is set between IFMA’s Ionna Evaggelia Mporou and IWWF’s Alessia Klingenbrunn.
Max Fit Under 14 Male Division was another popular division with exciting competitions between IPF, IRJU, IPSC, WAKO, IWWF, WMC, FINA and IFMA. The Semi-finals had WAKO edging out IPF and IWWF edging out IFMA in the end resulting in an exciting final between WAKO’s Jack Sowersby and IWWF’s Kieran Smith.
Max Fit Under 15 Female Division competition is still ongoing.
Max Fit Under 15 Male Division competition is still ongoing.
Max Fit Under 16 Female Division we saw some fantastic competitions between IAAF, UIPM, IIHF, IDBF, IPF, CMAS, WMC, FIBA, IJRU, IFA, IWWF, IDBF and IPSF . After some close competitions in the semi-finals team AIBA with Nicol Cernas made it to the finals against IFMA’s Kinscoe Olah. Congratulations!
Max Fit Under 16 Male Division competition is still ongoing.
Max Fit Under 17 Female Division competition is still ongoing.
Max Fit Under 17 Male Division competition is still ongoing.
Max Fit Under 18 Female Division competition is still ongoing.
Max Fit Under 18 Male Division competition is still ongoing.
In the Max Fit Special Female, the semi-final was a close competition between AIBA, BWF, ISTAF, and IPF. We are looking towards the final between BWF’s Benyapa Aimsaard and IPF’s Milagros Sherezada Romero Mejia.
The Max Fit Special Male, after a big round robin, resulting in a final match between IIHF’s Ashutosh Talekar and BWF’s Tanadon Punpanich.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Incredible Performances by the Inclusive Sports Challenge Finalists and Winners!
Youngsters from around the world of all abilities were invited to take part in the IPC Inclusive Sports Challenge as a part of the UTS World Virtual Youth Festival 2020. The competition invited youth to film themselves performing an exercise routine of their choice for 90 seconds. After performing the exercise routine, they were invited to spend 30 seconds talking to camera, about what changes they would like to see world leaders make towards a better and more inclusive world for all.
IPC: INCLUSIVE SPORTS U12 Finalists Announced by IPC Judge DEEPA MALIK
5-Hu Xiaoyao – China
4-Jiayin Lu – China
3-Luiz Henrique Santiago – Brazil
2-Sid Mathues – Belgium
1-Harmonie-Rose Allen – UK
5.U18 Finalists announced by IPC Judge ANDY STEVENSON
5- Clara Di Virgilio – Argentina
4- Natalia Nikolaeva – Russia
3- Mariana Rojas García – Mexico
2- Arian Notretu – Romania
1- Ana Fabiana Gutiérrez Silva – Peru
Super Day for Special Olympics Unified Sports Challenge Winners!
The Special Olympics Unified Fitness Challenge is a new innovative fitness competition that recognizes personal improvement across three fitness tests. Inspired by the Special Olympics athlete Oath “Let me win, but if I cannot win,….Let me be brave in the attempt.” This model celebrates the effort and courage it takes to aspire to achieve your personal best.
Athletes received “improvement” points for completing the Standing Long Jump, Plank and 10 x 5 Meter ShuttleRun. There are three categories of competition: Unified Pairs, Individual Females and Individual Males.
Unified Pairs competition:
The first Bronze Medal in the Unified Pairs competition is awarded to…Naomi Kremer and Ava Jaslowich of Special Olympics Massachusetts with a combined score of 66 points
| Plank (s) | 10 x 5 M Shuttle (s) | Standing Long Jump (cm) | |
| Naomi Kremer | 178 | 25.3 | 112 |
| Ava Jaslowich | 178 | 17.4 | 193 |
Bronze:
The second Bronze medal in the Unified Pairs competition is awarded to Chad Plouffe and Tyler McCarthy of Special Olympics Massachusetts with a combined score of 66
| Plank (s) | 10 x 5 M Shuttle (s) | Standing Long Jump (cm) | |
| Chad Plouffe | 89 | 18.1 | 185 |
| Tyler McCarthy | 154 | 18.2 | 185 |
The Silver medal in the Unified Pairs Competition is awarded to Benjamin Walsh and Toby Singer with a Combined Score of 69
| Plank (s) | 10 x 5 M Shuttle (s) | Standing Long Jump (cm) | |
| Benjamin Walsh | 197 | 18.9 | 180.34 |
| Toby Singer | 156 | 17.8 | 203 |
The Gold medal in the Unified Pairs Competition is awarded to Christopher Poplawski and Alex Hajos from Special Olympics Massachusetts with a Combined Score of 70
| Plank (s) | 10 x 5 M Shuttle (s) | Standing Long Jump (cm) | |
| Christopher Poplawski | 220 | 26.5 | 147 |
| Alex Hajos | 307 | 20.6 | 201 |
Individual females:
The Bronze medal in the individual female competition is awarded to Abigail Runstrom of Special Olympics Massachusetts with a score of 15
| Plank (s) | 10 x 5 M Shuttle (s) | Standing Long Jump (cm) | |
| Abigail Runstrom | 58 | 36.34 | 71 |
The Silver Medal in the individual female competition is awarded to Alexandria Steinmeyer from Special Olympics Washington with a score of 16
| Plank (s) | 10 x 5 M Shuttle (s) | Standing Long Jump (cm) | |
| Alexandria Steinmeyer | 63 | 24.4 | 122 |
The Gold medal in the individual female competition is awarded to Naomi Kremer of Special Olympics Massachusetts with a score of 28
| Plank (s) | 10 x 5 M Shuttle (s) | Standing Long Jump (cm) | |
| Naomi Kremer | 178 | 25.3 | 112 |
Individual males:
The Bronze medal in the individual male competition is awarded to Christopher Poplawski of Special Olympics Massachusetts with a score of 31
| Plank (s) | 10 x 5 M Shuttle (s) | Standing Long Jump (cm) | |
| Christopher Poplawski | 220 | 26.5 | 147 |
The Silver medal in the individual male competition is awarded to Chad Plouffe of Special Olympics Massachusetts with a score of 34
| Plank (s) | 10 x 5 M Shuttle (s) | Standing Long Jump (cm) | |
| Chad Plouffe | 89 | 18.1 | 185 |
The Gold medal in the individual male competition is awarded to Benjamin Walsh of Special Olympics Massachusetts with a score of 35
| Plank (s) | 10 x 5 M Shuttle (s) | Standing Long Jump (cm) | |
| Benjamin Walsh | 197 | 18.9 | 180.3 |
Last but Certainly not Least, the Talent Competition!
Congratulations to all the talents which made it to the final round. Out for 3,682 entries you made it into the last round. The finalist will be announced on the 19th December!!
