Federal Councillor Baume-Schneider visits Paralympics athletes in Paris
Published: Sunday, Sep 1st 2024, 13:40
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Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider visited the Paralympic Games in Paris at the weekend. The competitions are "a real invitation to think about general inclusion", said Baume-Schneider at a media conference at the Maison Suisse on Sunday.
This is both "from a sporting perspective and from the perspective of social life", continued the SP Federal Councillor. Inclusion not only means fighting discrimination, but also taking into account the reality of those affected and discussing with them what they need.
It was also "a great pleasure" to be at the sports competitions. On Saturday, Baume-Schneider watched Catherine Debrunner's gold race over 5000 meters, Marcel Hug's silver race over 5000 meters and a wheelchair tennis match live. "I'm lucky because I had the opportunity to experience a gold and a silver medal live," said the Federal Councillor.
The Minister of the Interior also visited the Olympic Village, where she met the Swiss athletes and talked to them about their successes and challenges. Baume-Schneider said that we need to ask ourselves what limited performance at all levels means.
Around 4,400 athletes from all over the world are taking part in the Paralympic Summer Games. The Swiss team is represented by 27 athletes from the disciplines of athletics, cycling, swimming, badminton, dressage, judo, rowing, tennis and sport shooting.
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