Sports aid - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 1982 - 90 Pfennig

The issue of special stamps with surcharges in favor of the German Sports Aid Foundation is intended to support the Foundation's social tasks and tasks in all areas of sport. One of the oldest devices used by humans for hunting and defense included bows and arrows. Since the turn of the century, archery has been practiced as a sport, and around 1900 it was already an Olympic discipline. After the Second World War, it was recognized that this sports equipment is ideal for the disabled. Archery forces you to focus heavily on your mind and body and breathe properly, activating and stabilizing almost stunted muscles and sometimes organs. This sport therefore comes first in the rehabilitation centers for paraplegics. Disregarding the fact that today wheelchair users belong to the usual image of a tournament in the midst of healthy people and occupy excellent places, the way out of isolation is even more important. Archery is a compensatory sport for many people with disabilities who practice their profession predominantly while sitting. The injured leg is stimulated to move, because he usually gets his own arrows again. The fact that archery can be successfully practiced into old age completes this picture. The German Disabled Sports Association has adapted to a few points, the current sporting rules; Therefore, outdoor distances of 30, 50, 60, 70 and 90 meters and 18 and 25 meters in the hall are shot. In 1966, the first national championships took place in North Rhine-Westphalia. Only in 1972 there were German championships. Archery is currently practiced by about 1,000 members of the German Disabled Sports Association. The best shooters take part in European Championships and Olympic Games. In the German Schützenbund handicapped athletes shot German records and finished first places. (Text: Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe, Frankfurt am Main)