Inside the pavilion, IPC Worldwide Partner Otto Bock Healthcare has its own exhibition entitled "Discover what moves us", a 250 square metre area covering everything from the causes of a disability to the restoration of mobility through medical technology.

The IPC President, a former British wheelchair basketball player, spent a total of three days at the event in China and admitted he was thoroughly impressed by what he saw.

Sir Philip said: "After watching an exciting Football five-a-Side game between teams from Shanghai and Dalian, I entered the ‘Life and Sunshine Pavilion.’

"At the ‘Discover what moves us’ exhibition from Otto Bock Healthcare, I experienced all the latest inventions of technology designed purely to support maximal mobility for all individuals."

During his time at the exhibition, which lasts until October 31, Sir Philip was also part of an animated press conference which gave visitors more information about the IPC and the Paralympic Movement.

Sir Philip’s final day in Shanghai was spent mainly at the Sunshine Rehabilitation Centre.

The site included facilities extensively equipped with the latest rehabilitation technology although person to person interaction was the key to the success of the centre in ensuring that patients were able to maximise their mobility.

Earlier this summer, Sir Philip was the recipient to the Delphi award from the International Olympic Academy in Athens, Greece, for his promotion of the Paralympic Movement.

The award was given as part of the Opening Ceremony for the 50th International Session for Young Participants on the historical site the Hill of Pnyx.

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