Journal of the Nippon Foundation Paralympic Research Group Vol.03

The Nippon Foundation Paralympic Research Group publishes, seasonally in principle, a Journal which announces major results of the studies by the Group and by relevant researchers in order to share them with interested fellow researchers or students.

Vol. 3 (published in September 2015)

 Paralympic Research Group Journal Vol.03.pdf

 Paralympic Research Group Journal Vol.03 Special Supplement.pdf

Contents

Articles

 The legacy of the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano

Kazuo OGOURA  1

(English translation) 33

 Research on the current status of disability sports in countries along the Mekong River and potential assistance toward the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

Amiko NOBORI 73

(English summary) 75

 The present conditions of people with disabilities and disability sports in the Kingdom of Cambodia

Taku YAMAGUCHI 79

(English summary) 105

 The history and current status of sports for people with Disabilities in Myanmar

Nay Lin Soe 107

(Japanese summary) 119

 The advancement of disability sports in Laos: Past developments and future outlook

Yuki NAKAMURA 121

(English summary) 138

 Public recognition and its determinants of sporting events for people with disabilities

Makoto KOBORI 141

(English summary) 158

Appendix

 Transition of sports in Paralympic Games & the Japanese team's participation

159

 Overview of summer Deaflympics

160

 Overview of winter Deaflympics

161

 Overview of Special Olympics World Summer Games

162

 Overview of Special Olympics World Winter Games

163

Authors

164

Special Supplement

 The 'lessons' the last four Paralympic Games have left for Japan

Kazuo OGOURA  199