As a long-standing supporter of the Paralympic Motion, Samsung will open up the Paralympic expertise for athletes with the Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Version and invite followers to get into the Paralympic spirit at pop-up expertise websites throughout town
Samsung Electronics, a Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Accomplice, will harness the ability of Galaxy expertise to proceed supporting linked Video games-time experiences for athletes and followers at Paris 2024 Paralympic Video games, serving to them create lifelong reminiscences of the Video games.
Samsung’s central message for Paris 2024 is “Open at all times wins,” which articulates the idea that with an open thoughts, each new expertise turns into a significant achievement — a sentiment embodied by the athletes competing on the Paralympic Video games. Samsung will rejoice the open-mindedness and resilience demonstrated by Paralympians, harnessing its newest cell expertise to open up new experiences and prospects for athletes, followers, and the remainder of the world, throughout the Paris 2024 Paralympic Video games.
“Samsung has been a Paralympic Video games associate for nearly 20 years, and as dedicated supporters of the Paralympic Motion, we’re proud to assist ship the very best Video games-time expertise for athletes, followers, spectators and volunteers on the Paris 2024 Paralympic Video games with our newest cell expertise,” mentioned Stephanie Choi, EVP & Head of Advertising of Cell eXperience Enterprise at Samsung Electronics. “It’s an honor to convey followers internationally nearer to their favourite Paralympians, their tales and uncompromising spirit, as they forge new paths and encourage greatness.”
Continued Help of the Paralympic Motion
Samsung’s assist of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Video games follows an 18-year partnership which started on the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Video games. Throughout this time, Samsung has used its cell expertise to have interaction and encourage followers and supporters whereas elevating consciousness of the Paralympic Motion. The “Dialogue within the Darkish” demonstration at Sochi 2014 noticed guests on the Galaxy Studio Olympic Park expertise a day within the lifetime of a visually impaired individual to assist guests perceive the challenges they’ll expertise from their perspective. Equally, at PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Video games, guests on the Samsung expertise house had been capable of strive the Relúmĭno function along with Samsung Gear VR, which helped these with low imaginative and prescient see the world extra clearly. Samsung will proceed to advertise sporting excellence and shared values embodied by Paralympic athletes by way of its ongoing assist of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Video games.
Championing Workforce Samsung Galaxy Trailblazers
For the Paris 2024 Paralympic Video games, Samsung has been supporting its roster of Workforce Samsung Galaxy athletes. The workforce of trailblazers, who had been chosen as a result of their affect on and off the sphere of play, contains French blind footballer and Olympic Torchbearer Yvan Wouandji and Paralympians Johannes Flooring (para athletics, Germany), Madison De Rozario (para athletics, Australia), Ugo Didier (para swimming, France), Hee-jin Kim (goalball, Korea), Kadeena Cox (para biking and para athletics, Nice Britain) and Desirée Vila (para athletics, Spain). The athletes shared their sentiments relating to Samsung’s assist:
- Ugo Didier: “The Paris 2024 Paralympic Video games are notably particular, happening in my residence nation. Past the competitors, I need to present that with sufficient dedication, everybody can compete in sporting occasions and obtain world-class performances no matter incapacity, so I’m grateful to be working alongside Samsung to share this message.”
- Madison De Rozario: “Expertise is enjoying a big function in our whole motion of sport. To make a tangible affect on followers and folks, you want to have the ability to join with them to actually be taught who they’re and for them to know who you’re. It’s an honor to be supported by Samsung as I am going into my fifth Paralympic Video games to convey individuals around the globe nearer to the Paralympic Motion.”
- Johannes Flooring: “To be a profitable Paralympian, willpower is important, nevertheless it additionally requires sincere self-reflection, the power to take criticism, meticulous engineering and open-mindedness to strive the brand new and modern approaches that finally set you up for achievement. I’m delighted to be working with Samsung, who share these values and mirror them in their very own innovation.”
Moreover, Samsung launched its movie Voices of Galaxy, which spotlights Johannes Flooring’ story — his motivation, willpower and fervour to make an affect on subsequent era — in Might.
Harnessing the Newest Expertise for an Unforgettable Video games-Time Expertise
To boost the athlete expertise, Samsung is offering almost 5,000 Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Version smartphones to Paralympians competing within the Video games. The unique version encompasses a suite of built-in companies and apps to assist athletes to take pleasure in Paris and navigate each side of their Video games-time expertise with ease. The Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Version helps the most recent Galaxy AI options — in addition to accessibility options — guaranteeing all Paralympians have the very best expertise doable.
Interpreter,1 which immediately interprets dwell conversations, will permit all Paralympians to attach with fellow athletes from around the globe. Bixby Imaginative and prescient for Accessibility, which provides audio descriptions of pictures and consumer environment, and Relúmĭno define, which reinforces the display’s distinction and brightness or sharpens picture outlines to extend visibility, permitting athletes with low imaginative and prescient to seamlessly navigate competitors venues and keep linked with followers following their Paris 2024 journey.
Opening up Fan Experiences To Put the Paralympic Spirit in Movement
The beginning of the Paralympic Video games additionally marks the subsequent wave of the favored Samsung Olympic Video games Pin Assortment, happening on the totally accessible Olympic™ rendezvous @ Samsung pop-up experiences at Champs-Elysees 125 and Sq. Marigny in Paris. Followers of the Paralympic Video games can take part in Galaxy AI experiences to finish their assortment of 16 specially-designed pins, together with 4 that characterize Paralympic sports activities — blind soccer, para athletics, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis — to obtain a brand new Galaxy Z Flip6 and an opportunity to win a round-trip package deal for 2 to attend Milano Cortina 2026. Followers may even have the chance to take part in an interactive journey by way of Samsung’s wealthy heritage across the Olympic and Paralympic Video games and check out the most recent Galaxy expertise for themselves on the websites. As well as, Samsung plans to conduct a sequence of occasions and appearances at its OlympicTM Rendezvous @ Samsung pop-up expertise websites all through the Video games to convey followers face-to-face with their favourite Paralympic athletes.
Followers and guests can rejoice the Video games and get nearer to Samsung’s newest expertise on the OlympicTM rendezvous @ Samsung websites, open all through the period of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Video games:
- The OlympicTM rendezvous @ Samsung | Sq. Marigny can be re-opened on August 29 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. till September 8.
- The OlympicTM rendezvous @ Samsung | Champs-Élysées 125 is open from 10 a.m. to eight p.m. from Monday to Saturday and 11 a.m. to eight p.m. on Sundays till October 31.
▲ Wheelchair Basketball gamers from Workforce France share a bunch selfie after choosing up their Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Version on the Samsung expertise pop-up house on the Olympic and Paralympic Village.
▲ (From left) Boccia gamers from Workforce Korea Sunhee Kang and So Yeong Jeong, Wheelchair Rugby participant from Workforce Denmark Kurt Busk, Worldwide Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons and Wheelchair Basketball participant from Workforce France Jordan Luce pose collectively on the Samsung expertise pop-up house on the Olympic and Paralympic Village.
▲ Archers from Workforce France share a bunch selfie after choosing up their Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Version on the Samsung expertise pop-up house on the Olympic and Paralympic Village.
▲ Wheelchair Basketball gamers from Workforce Germany Svenja Mayer (left) and Mareike Miller (proper) pose along with their new Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Version on the Samsung expertise pop-up house on the Olympic and Paralympic Village.
▲ Paralympic athletes from Workforce Korea pose collectively for a bunch image after choosing up their Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Version on the Samsung expertise pop-up house on the Olympic and Paralympic Village.
▲ Sitting Volleyball gamers from Workforce Slovenia pose collectively for a bunch image after choosing up their Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Version on the Samsung expertise pop-up house on the Olympic and Paralympic Village.
▲ Wheelchair Tennis participant from Workforce South Africa Alwande Sikhosana receives his Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Version on the Samsung expertise pop-up house on the Olympic and Paralympic Village.
▲ (From left) Sitting Volleyball gamers from Workforce Brazil Anderson Rodrigues dos Santos and Daniel Yoshizawa pose with Javelin Thrower from Workforce Cabo Verde Marilson Fernandes Semedo on the Samsung expertise pop-up house on the Olympic and Paralympic Village.
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About Samsung’s Involvement within the Paralympic Video games
Samsung is a Worldwide Accomplice of the Worldwide Paralympic Committee (IPC) within the wi-fi communications and computing tools class. Ranging from the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Video games, the corporate has proudly supported the Paralympic Motion and enabled athletes and followers around the globe to share the joy and inspiration of the Video games by way of Samsung’s transformative cell expertise. Samsung’s dedication to the Paralympic Video games will prolong by way of to LA 2028 and be celebrated by way of modern cell and computing experiences powered by purposeful improvements within the wi-fi communications and computing tools class, together with tools that options synthetic intelligence, digital actuality, augmented actuality and 5G.
