The I'mPOSSIBLE programme has visited Kazakhstan ©IPC

The National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Kazakhstan hosted a round table discussion with Government and education officials to talk about the implementation of the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) "I'mPOSSIBLE" education programme.

The project offers teachers resources, lesson plans, worksheets and videos about the Paralympic Movement which are targeted at schoolchildren.

Included is information on different Para-sports and the achievements of Para-athletes.

NPC Kazakhstan has already been implementing the I'mPOSSIBLE programme and recently received a grant from the Agitos Foundation - the development arm of the IPC which launched the initiative.

This was used to translate the materials into Russian while they will be translated into Kazakh later.

NPC Kazakhstan President Kairat Boranbayev has expressed the importance of the I'mPOSSIBLE programme in empowering future generations.

"The Paralympic Movement of Kazakhstan values each athlete with different age and impairments," he said.

"Today's school children are our future proud Paralympians.

"It's our work to support them and provide assistance to find their path towards to Paralympic Games."

 Miki Matheson won three Paralympic gold medals at Nagano 1998 ©Twitter
Miki Matheson won three Paralympic gold medals at Nagano 1998 ©Twitter

After the round-table discussion, three-time Paralympic gold medallist Miki Matheson from Japan, who is also a qualified teacher, led a training session for Kazakh teachers.

"It was great to see there is interest from all different stakeholders involved and I also found out that they have similar difficulties when it comes to trying to implement new programmes in their education system," said the ice sledge speed racer.

"I was happy to share our experiences and hopefully they will soon be able to implement it as well."