Aims

The Games’ emphasis is to provide a development and learning experience to help prepare athletes for future sporting success at high profile events such as the Paralympics, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, ASEAN Para Games and ParaPan American Games.

The World Games is aligned to the following CPISRA strategic aims:

• Increase CP participation in sports and recreation across the world.
• Facilitate international competition pathways for CP athletes to progress from grass roots participation to elite competition, with emphasis on Youth and High Dependency Athletes.
• Increase and improve CP sport and recreational opportunities.
• Following our development of Boccia and CP Football, to continue to facilitate and support the development of adaptive sports.

Objectives

In accordance with the above aims, the key objectives of the CPISRA World Games are:

• To allow CP athletes to achieve their best performance at international competition by providing appropriate conditions and services in an operationally sound environment.
• To provide a multi-sport event that delivers a learning experience that will help prepare athletes for future sporting success at major events such as the Paralympics.
• To create a friendly and supportive Games environment that encourages and develops athletes, team management, officials, coaches and volunteers.
• To emphasize youth and enable high dependency athlete participation.
• To act as a catalyst for enhancing CP opportunity and participation in sport and recreation.