Down the Fairway to Rio ...!
From the IPC website:
21 July 2010 New Sports Under Consideration for Rio 2016
A total of seven new sports are currently being considered by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as additions to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games sports programme.
The sports that have applied to be included are Badminton, Basketball for athletes with Intellectual Disability (ID Basketball), Canoe, Golf, Powerchair Football, Taekwondo and Triathlon. The seven sports had to turn in applications in mid-July 2010, after having previously signed a declaration of intent.
IPC will review and evaluate the applications and provide the IPC Governing Board with the results of this evaluation. The IPC Governing Board will make its final decision on which sports, if any, are to be added in December 2010.
The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will take place from 7-18 September 2016. The 20 sports that are currently part of the Summer Games programme include Archery, Athletics, Boccia, Cycling (Road and Track), Equestrian, Football 5-a-Side, Football 7-a-Side, Goalball, Judo, Powerlifting, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Volleyball (Sitting), Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Fencing, Wheelchair Rugby and Wheelchair Tennis. Rowing saw its inauguration into the Paralympic Programme at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. <
International Golf Federation
Mr. Peter Dawson
Joint Secretary
Golf House
PO Box 708
Far Hills, NJ 07931-0708
USA 
Bonn, 20 July 2010 JP/IPC
Paralympic Sport Programme – Rio 2016
Dear Mr. Dawson,
This letter confirms receipt of IGF’s Minimum Eligibility Requirements Application for inclusion of the sport of Golf in the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games Sport Programme. I would like to thank you and your team for providing this essential information which helps the IPC shape the future of the Paralympic Games.
Over the coming weeks IPC staff will review the documents and may contact you to seek clarification or additional data. The IPC Governing Board will decide the Rio 2016 Sport Programme during its meeting in December 2010.
If you have any further questions, feel free to contact me at your convenience.
Kind regards,
Jürgen Padberg
Paralympic Games Sport Manager
Cc: Xavier Gonzalez, IPC Chief Executive Officer, Pieter van Duijn, Secretary, European Disabled Golf Association
Bidbook for golf in the 2016 paralympic sports programme (July 2010)
In close co-operation with the International Golf Federation (IGF) the bidbook for the inclusion of the sport of Golf in the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games Sport Programme was received by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) well before the deadline of 16th July 2016. Over the coming weeks the IPC Staff will review the documents and may contact us to seek clarification or additional data. The IPC Governing Board will decide the Rio 2016 Sport Programme during its meeting in December 2010.
28-7-2010: Pieter van Duijn, EDGA Secretary, handed the bidbook for golf in the 2016 paralympic sports programme over to Mrs. Rita van Driel, IPC Governing Board Member / NPC Secretary General and to Ramón van Wingerden, Netherlands Golf Federation.
See:
http://golf.nl/nieuws/1203680443/Bidbook-Paralympics-overhandigd/
http://www.golfsite.nl/nieuws/7456/bidbook-voor-paralympics-is-klaar 
Down the fairway to Rio ...!
Golf is accepted in the 2016 Olympic Sports Programme in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
The Executive Board of EDGA sees this as a start to follow our dreams as well and to see that Golf is recognised as a Paralympic Sport. In April 2009 we had our first meeting with the International Paralympic Committee in Bonn, Germany, to have a clear view on the requirements for the formal Application Process. It is a widespread misunderstanding that the approval by the International Olympic Committee also means that Golf is automatically accepted as a Paralympic Sport. On the contrary, this requires going through a completely new application procedure with strict timelines:
September 2009 The IPC distributes to the IFs the “Declaration of Intent to Apply for the Inclusion of a New Sport 6th November 2009 Deadline for Ifs to submit completed “Declaration of Intent to Apply for the Inclusion of a New Sport November 2009 The IPC Governing Board approves and closes list of eligible IFs intending to apply for inclusion of a Sport on the 2016 Paralympic Sports Programme 16th April 2010 The IPC distributes to eligible IFs the 2016 Paralympic Sports Programme Application Package 16th July 2010 IFs submit complete 2016 Paralympic Sports Programme Application package to the IPC July-September 2010 The IPC conducts review and audit of the 2016 Paralympic Sports Programme IF Application December 2010 IPC Governing Board establishes 2016 Sports Programme
IFs are International Federations and the only body for IPC to do business with; as an example for Golf, IPC addresses the International Golf Federation (IGF) as the required “IF” in the formal IPC Application Procedure.
On 26 November 2009 EDGA received a letter from the International Paralympic Committee stating, quote: On behalf of the IPC Governing Board, we would like to thank you for submitting the Declaration of Intent to Apply for Inclusion of New Sport to the Paralympic Sports Programme. We would like to also formally inform you that the expression of interest for inclusion of Golf to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Sports Programme has been accepted subject to EDGA’s understanding that one of the requirements for the final process is being a legitimate International Federation. unquote.
As to this we decided to try to keep in line to what was done in the I.O.C. application process, where a separate Committee was created under the International Golf Federation. It was approved that the IGF/IGF Paralympic Golf Committee is the formal “International Federation” as required by the International Paralympic Committee.
In conformity with the above mentioned timelines EDGA received the 2016 formal IPC 2016 Paralympic Sports Programme Application Package. The main documents are:
* Minimum Eligibility Requirements Application
* Organizational Infrastructure Application
* Competition Proposal.
We currently are in the middle of collecting data from around the world to complete the 2016 Paralympic Sports Programme Application Package. The required and completed documents will be assembled in a bid book and presented to the International Paralympic Committee before 16th July 2010.
The IPC Governing Board will determine the Paralympic Sports Programme in November 2010 following a comprehensive review of the submissions conducted by the Paralympic Games Committee and the IPC Management Team. After this time, those sports included on the new Programme will be further reviewed and evaluated throughout 2011 in order to position them appropriately for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
EDGA Secretary’s Office, 28th May 2010. Golf becomes an Olympic Sport (source The R&A)
After an absence of more than a century, golf will return as an Olympic sport in 2016 along with rugby sevens following their approval by the International Olympic Committee membership during the IOC’s 121st Session.
They will be part of the Olympic Programme in Rio de Janeiro, which last week was selected as the host city for 2016 Games by the IOC. Golf was last an Olympic sport at the 1904 Games in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, when the United States and Canada were the only two competing countries.
“We are elated that the IOC membership has accepted golf as an Olympic sport, and look forward to seeing the world’s best golfers compete for gold at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro,” said Ty Votaw, Executive Director of the International Golf Federation Olympic Golf Committee, which has coordinated golf’s Olympic bid. “We thank the IOC for its support, and also congratulate rugby sevens for its inclusion in the 2016 Games.”
Votaw and Peter Dawson, Chief Executive of The R&A and joint secretary of the International Golf Federation, were accompanied by professionals Padraig Harrington of Ireland, Michelle Wie of the United States and Suzann Pettersen of Norway, as well as 16-year-old (British) Amateur Champion Matteo Manassero of Italy, for a final presentation to the IOC prior to the vote.
“We are extremely grateful that Padraig, Michelle, Suzann and Matteo were able to join us to help communicate the genuine interest world-class players of all ages share in golf becoming an Olympic sport,” Dawson said.
Golf and rugby sevens were recommended for the Olympic Programme by the IOC Executive Board in August following an extensive review process involving seven sports that were vying to be added to the 2016 Olympic Games. Although they emerged as the finalists, both sports still required final approval today by a majority of votes cast by the members of the IOC.
“In addition to those golfers who will have an opportunity to compete as Olympic athletes, we are excited for the national golf federations that will reap the benefits from today’s decision in terms of growth and support within their countries,” Dawson said. “This is a very significant day for golf.”
Leading up to today’s final vote, golf and rugby sevens emerged from a year-long evaluation that included formal presentations by the seven sports, the submission of a Detailed Questionnaire and responses to questions raised by both the IOC Programme Commission and the IOC Executive Board. The IOC Executive Board announced its recommendation of two sports following a meeting in Berlin, Germany on August 13.
“We strongly believed that golf deserved to be added to the Olympic Programme and felt that we presented a compelling case to the IOC,” Votaw said. “We have received unprecedented support from international golf organisations throughout this process, as well as from the world’s top-ranked men and women players, which was critical to our success. We also stressed the universal nature of golf, with 60 million people playing the sport in more than 120 countries.”
Based on player feedback, the IGF has proposed a format of 72-hole individual stroke play for both men and women. In case of a tie for either first, second or third place, a three-hole playoff is recommended to determine the medal winner(s).
The IGF also has recommended an Olympic field of 60 players for each of the men's and women's competition, using the Official World Golf Rankings as a method of determining eligibility. The top-15 world-ranked players would be eligible for the Olympics, regardless of the number of players from a given country.
Beyond the top-15, players would be eligible based on the world rankings, with a maximum of two eligible players from each country that does not already have two or more players among the top-15.
Current world rankings from both the men’s and women’s games show that at least 30 countries would be represented in both the men’s and women’s competitions, from all continents, under this proposal.
Down the Fairway to Rio ...!
From the IPC website:
21 July 2010
New Sports Under Consideration for Rio 2016
A total of seven new sports are currently being considered by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as additions to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games sports programme.
The sports that have applied to be included are Badminton, Basketball for athletes with Intellectual Disability (ID Basketball), Canoe, Golf, Powerchair Football, Taekwondo and Triathlon. The seven sports had to turn in applications in mid-July 2010, after having previously signed a declaration of intent.
IPC will review and evaluate the applications and provide the IPC Governing Board with the results of this evaluation. The IPC Governing Board will make its final decision on which sports, if any, are to be added in December 2010.
The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will take place from 7-18 September 2016. The 20 sports that are currently part of the Summer Games programme include Archery, Athletics, Boccia, Cycling (Road and Track), Equestrian, Football 5-a-Side, Football 7-a-Side, Goalball, Judo, Powerlifting, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Volleyball (Sitting), Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Fencing, Wheelchair Rugby and Wheelchair Tennis. Rowing saw its inauguration into the Paralympic Programme at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. <
| International Golf Federation Mr. Peter Dawson Joint Secretary Golf House PO Box 708 Far Hills, NJ 07931-0708 USA | |
Bonn, 20 July 2010 JP/IPC
Paralympic Sport Programme – Rio 2016
Dear Mr. Dawson,
This letter confirms receipt of IGF’s Minimum Eligibility Requirements Application for inclusion of the sport of Golf in the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games Sport Programme. I would like to thank you and your team for providing this essential information which helps the IPC shape the future of the Paralympic Games.
Over the coming weeks IPC staff will review the documents and may contact you to seek clarification or additional data. The IPC Governing Board will decide the Rio 2016 Sport Programme during its meeting in December 2010.
If you have any further questions, feel free to contact me at your convenience.
Kind regards,
Jürgen Padberg
Paralympic Games Sport Manager
Cc: Xavier Gonzalez, IPC Chief Executive Officer, Pieter van Duijn, Secretary, European Disabled Golf Association
Bidbook for golf in the 2016 paralympic sports programme (July 2010)
In close co-operation with the International Golf Federation (IGF) the bidbook for the inclusion of the sport of Golf in the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games Sport Programme was received by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) well before the deadline of 16th July 2016. Over the coming weeks the IPC Staff will review the documents and may contact us to seek clarification or additional data. The IPC Governing Board will decide the Rio 2016 Sport Programme during its meeting in December 2010.
28-7-2010: Pieter van Duijn, EDGA Secretary, handed the bidbook for golf in the 2016 paralympic sports programme over to Mrs. Rita van Driel, IPC Governing Board Member / NPC Secretary General and to Ramón van Wingerden, Netherlands Golf Federation.
See:
http://golf.nl/nieuws/1203680443/Bidbook-Paralympics-overhandigd/
http://www.golfsite.nl/nieuws/7456/bidbook-voor-paralympics-is-klaar
Down the fairway to Rio ...!
Golf is accepted in the 2016 Olympic Sports Programme in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
The Executive Board of EDGA sees this as a start to follow our dreams as well and to see that Golf is recognised as a Paralympic Sport. In April 2009 we had our first meeting with the International Paralympic Committee in Bonn, Germany, to have a clear view on the requirements for the formal Application Process. It is a widespread misunderstanding that the approval by the International Olympic Committee also means that Golf is automatically accepted as a Paralympic Sport. On the contrary, this requires going through a completely new application procedure with strict timelines:
| September 2009 | The IPC distributes to the IFs the “Declaration of Intent to Apply for the Inclusion of a New Sport |
| 6th November 2009 | Deadline for Ifs to submit completed “Declaration of Intent to Apply for the Inclusion of a New Sport |
| November 2009 | The IPC Governing Board approves and closes list of eligible IFs intending to apply for inclusion of a Sport on the 2016 Paralympic Sports Programme |
| 16th April 2010 | The IPC distributes to eligible IFs the 2016 Paralympic Sports Programme Application Package |
| 16th July 2010 | IFs submit complete 2016 Paralympic Sports Programme Application package to the IPC |
| July-September 2010 | The IPC conducts review and audit of the 2016 Paralympic Sports Programme IF Application |
| December 2010 | IPC Governing Board establishes 2016 Sports Programme |
IFs are International Federations and the only body for IPC to do business with; as an example for Golf, IPC addresses the International Golf Federation (IGF) as the required “IF” in the formal IPC Application Procedure.
On 26 November 2009 EDGA received a letter from the International Paralympic Committee stating, quote: On behalf of the IPC Governing Board, we would like to thank you for submitting the Declaration of Intent to Apply for Inclusion of New Sport to the Paralympic Sports Programme. We would like to also formally inform you that the expression of interest for inclusion of Golf to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Sports Programme has been accepted subject to EDGA’s understanding that one of the requirements for the final process is being a legitimate International Federation. unquote.
As to this we decided to try to keep in line to what was done in the I.O.C. application process, where a separate Committee was created under the International Golf Federation. It was approved that the IGF/IGF Paralympic Golf Committee is the formal “International Federation” as required by the International Paralympic Committee.
In conformity with the above mentioned timelines EDGA received the 2016 formal IPC 2016 Paralympic Sports Programme Application Package. The main documents are:
* Minimum Eligibility Requirements Application
* Organizational Infrastructure Application
* Competition Proposal.
We currently are in the middle of collecting data from around the world to complete the 2016 Paralympic Sports Programme Application Package. The required and completed documents will be assembled in a bid book and presented to the International Paralympic Committee before 16th July 2010.
The IPC Governing Board will determine the Paralympic Sports Programme in November 2010 following a comprehensive review of the submissions conducted by the Paralympic Games Committee and the IPC Management Team. After this time, those sports included on the new Programme will be further reviewed and evaluated throughout 2011 in order to position them appropriately for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
EDGA Secretary’s Office, 28th May 2010.
Golf becomes an Olympic Sport (source The R&A)
After an absence of more than a century, golf will return as an Olympic sport in 2016 along with rugby sevens following their approval by the International Olympic Committee membership during the IOC’s 121st Session.
They will be part of the Olympic Programme in Rio de Janeiro, which last week was selected as the host city for 2016 Games by the IOC. Golf was last an Olympic sport at the 1904 Games in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, when the United States and Canada were the only two competing countries.
“We are elated that the IOC membership has accepted golf as an Olympic sport, and look forward to seeing the world’s best golfers compete for gold at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro,” said Ty Votaw, Executive Director of the International Golf Federation Olympic Golf Committee, which has coordinated golf’s Olympic bid. “We thank the IOC for its support, and also congratulate rugby sevens for its inclusion in the 2016 Games.”
Votaw and Peter Dawson, Chief Executive of The R&A and joint secretary of the International Golf Federation, were accompanied by professionals Padraig Harrington of Ireland, Michelle Wie of the United States and Suzann Pettersen of Norway, as well as 16-year-old (British) Amateur Champion Matteo Manassero of Italy, for a final presentation to the IOC prior to the vote.
“We are extremely grateful that Padraig, Michelle, Suzann and Matteo were able to join us to help communicate the genuine interest world-class players of all ages share in golf becoming an Olympic sport,” Dawson said.
Golf and rugby sevens were recommended for the Olympic Programme by the IOC Executive Board in August following an extensive review process involving seven sports that were vying to be added to the 2016 Olympic Games. Although they emerged as the finalists, both sports still required final approval today by a majority of votes cast by the members of the IOC.
“In addition to those golfers who will have an opportunity to compete as Olympic athletes, we are excited for the national golf federations that will reap the benefits from today’s decision in terms of growth and support within their countries,” Dawson said. “This is a very significant day for golf.”
Leading up to today’s final vote, golf and rugby sevens emerged from a year-long evaluation that included formal presentations by the seven sports, the submission of a Detailed Questionnaire and responses to questions raised by both the IOC Programme Commission and the IOC Executive Board. The IOC Executive Board announced its recommendation of two sports following a meeting in Berlin, Germany on August 13.
“We strongly believed that golf deserved to be added to the Olympic Programme and felt that we presented a compelling case to the IOC,” Votaw said. “We have received unprecedented support from international golf organisations throughout this process, as well as from the world’s top-ranked men and women players, which was critical to our success. We also stressed the universal nature of golf, with 60 million people playing the sport in more than 120 countries.”
Based on player feedback, the IGF has proposed a format of 72-hole individual stroke play for both men and women. In case of a tie for either first, second or third place, a three-hole playoff is recommended to determine the medal winner(s).
The IGF also has recommended an Olympic field of 60 players for each of the men's and women's competition, using the Official World Golf Rankings as a method of determining eligibility. The top-15 world-ranked players would be eligible for the Olympics, regardless of the number of players from a given country.
Beyond the top-15, players would be eligible based on the world rankings, with a maximum of two eligible players from each country that does not already have two or more players among the top-15.
Current world rankings from both the men’s and women’s games show that at least 30 countries would be represented in both the men’s and women’s competitions, from all continents, under this proposal.
