Ottobock gives Winter Games a health-kick
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PyeongChang, November 9 – The longest-serving partner of the Paralympic Games- Ottobock - announced today that their support would continue for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games as the official prosthetic, orthotic and wheelchair technical service provider.
The signing ceremony took place at the Seoul Office of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) where POCOG Director General of Marketing EOM Chan-wang was joined by Christin Gunkel, Chief Marketing Officer from Ottobock to finalize the sponsorship.
Ottobock has been a proud Paralympic supporter since the summer Games in Seoul 1988 when the need for repair and maintenance of Paralympic athletes’ equipment was recognized and they set up a service in an improvised workshop in Seoul. Since then their service has expanded and by London 2012 the multi-national team had grown to 80 technicians working in the Paralympic Village and all competition and training venues, plus a mobile support unit. In PyeongChang next March they will provide a repair service center for Prosthetics, Orthotics and Wheelchairs.
President of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee LEE Hee-beom said, "I would like to thank Ottobock for their support of the Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang and for all the assistance they provide to the athletes to ensure they can perform at their best.
"We are focused on delivering an athlete centric Games so having partners like Ottobock is very important. We want the athletes to have everything that they need and that includes having the support services for their equipment available to them whenever they require it."
"We are delighted to be attending the Paralympic Games as an official partner again," said Christin Gunkel, Chief Marketing Officer at Ottobock. "The Games in Pyeongchang have a special significance for us: We’ll be returning to the country where Ottobock and the Paralympic Games first began the story they continue to share. And the Games will also serve as an occasion to celebrate this partnership’s 30 years of success," said Gunkel.
Andrew Parsons, IPC President, said: "Seoul 1988 marked two significant landmarks in the history of the Paralympic Games; they were the first Games to feature a Paralympic Torch Relay and the first Games to involve the support Ottobock.
"Thirty years later, it is now hard to imagine a Paralympic Games without either and we are delighted that Ottobock will once again be providing support to the athletes during PyeongChang 2018."
The Paralympic Winter Games will take place from the March 9-18, tickets are on sale now http://tickets.pyeongchang2018.com
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The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) will host the XXIII edition of the Olympic Winter Games on 9-25 February 2018. Approximately 90 countries and 3,000 athletes are expected to take part in the first Olympic Winter Games to be held in Asia in 20 years. Seven sports comprising 15 disciplines will be on the official program.
The PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games will take place on 9-18 March 2018, with approximately 50 countries and 670 athletes competing. Six sports are on the Paralympic program.
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