Plan ADOP

Plan ADOP (Spanish: Plan ADO Paralímpico) is designed to assist elite disability sportspeople in Spain prepare for the Paralympic Games. Created in 2005, it has supported sportspeople competing at the 2006 Winter Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics, 2010 Winter Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. Sponsors have included Santa Lucia Seguros and Iberdrola

Purpose

Plan ADOP is designed to assist elite disability sportspeople in Spain prepare for the Paralympic Games.[1] Selection criteria prior to 2008 was based on results performance. If you failed to perform, your scholarship was not renewed or you would not be in consideration for a new scholarship.[2]

History

Plan ADOP was instituted in 2005, with funding for it going to the Spanish Paralympic Committee. Funding for Plan ADO comes from companies and businesses who sponsor athletes, events, federations and teams.[3] Miguel Carballeda, President of the Spanish Paralympic Committee who came into office in December 2004, was one of the drivers in instituting Plan ADOP.[4]

Between 2005 and 2008, Plan ADOP brought in an additional 17.5 million Euros to support preparations for the Spanish Paralympic team delegations at the 2006 Winter Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics. The funds directly benefited 390 competitors and 135 technical support personnel like coaches.[5] The CPE manages the allocation of the Plan ADOP funding to athletes and others.[6][7] In 2008, following Carballeda's re-election as President, Plan ADOP did some consolidating as part of overall efforts at social diffusion of Paralympic sport in Spain.[4] Plan ADOP money was used to assist in preparing sportspeople for London.[1]

Sponsors

Spanish insurance company Santa Lucía Seguros held an official ceremony to announce their sponsorship of the Spanish Paralympic Committee, and consequently Plan ADOP which funds high performance Spanish disability sport competitors, in December 2013.[8] One of the Plan ADOP sponsors for the period between 2013 and 2016 is Iberdrola, with the announcement made in July 2013.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Solidaridad Digital — Cinco deportistas de Asturias, en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres" (in Spanish). Spain: Solidaridaddigital.es. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  2. ↑ elmundo.es (2007). "Carlos Soler, subcampeón de España en la modalidad de esgrima en silla de ruedas" (in Spanish). Spain: elmundo.es. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Domínguez, María Isabel; García, Mario; Hernández, Paz (2008). Un sueño cumplido : Juegos Paralímpicos Pekín 2008 (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Servimedia. p. 4. OCLC 733716902.
  4. 1 2 "Spain | IPC". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Domínguez, María Isabel; García, Mario; Hernández, Paz (2008). Un sueño cumplido : Juegos Paralímpicos Pekín 2008 (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Servimedia. pp. 6–7. OCLC 733716902.
  6. ↑ Joaquín Marín Montín (December 2008). Imagen, comunicación y deporte : una aproximación teórica. Editorial Visión Libros. p. 143. ISBN 978-84-9983-450-4. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  7. ↑ Reed Business Information Spain (30 May 2006). Arte y Cemento. Reed Business Information Spain. pp. 20–. ISSN 0212-8578. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "RSC.-La aseguradora 'santalucía' renueva su compromiso con el Plan ADOP" (in Spanish). Spain: Europapress.es. December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  9. ↑ "16/07/2013 - Press Release -Iberdrola". Iberdrola.es. 2013-07-16. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
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