Reference :
V-P-AF-E-01837
Date :
05/2011
Caption :
Kabul, ICRC orthopaedic centre. Patients during a basketball training session.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
ICRC website, photo gallery, 29.12.2011
Last May, wheelchair basketball player and coach, Jess Markt conducted a week-long training session for patients at the ICRC's Orthopaedic Centre in Kabul. The patients had been playing basketball together for some time, but it was more like 'buzkashi' – the ferocious no-holds-barred local equivalent of polo – than basketball, according to Alberto Cairo, head of the ICRC's Orthopaedic programme.
For Alberto, the basketball sessions are more than just a game. "To those who say that in a place like Afghanistan basketball for disabled people is not a priority I answer: watch a basketball match. You will see real athletes whose faces have a determined and joyful look. Can joy be denied?"
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
4272x2848
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
