MEMOSian News: Dr. Mauricio Garzon
Dr. Mauricio Garzon of MEMOS VIII in French has a new collaboration to share with the MEMOS Community.
During MEMOS, his project was titled “Pilotage de la performance de haut niveau des fédérations sportives en Colombie : Le développement des entraîneurs”. Now, Dr. Mauricio Garzon is the Responsable du Programme Excellence Sportive Montréal at the Responsable du Programme Excellence Sportive Montréal.
In collaboration with Dr. Stevens Ruiz, Dr. Mireille Jasmin, Dr. Natalia Varela Pulido, and Dr. Tegwen Gadais: he has published the following article in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, “Determinants of participation and support mechanisms in a paralympic sport training program: evidence from the IDRD program in Bogotá”
From their introduction: “While Paralympic sport programs are increasingly recognized for their contribution to the well-being and social inclusion of people with disabilities, less attention has been given to the factors that facilitate or constrain athletes’ participation within these programs. Understanding how individual motivation, support systems, and structural barriers influence engagement in sport programs is particularly relevant in under-researched contexts such as Latin America. This study aims to: a) describe the socio-demographic and sport participation profiles of athletes involved in a Paralympic sport training program in Bogotá, Colombia; b) examine the role of support systems—such as coaches, family members, and teammates—in shaping athletes’ engagement in the program; and c) identify key motivations and barriers influencing sustained participation in Paralympic sport.”
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