A disease called idiopathic osteopathy and the 23 operations she had to go through reduced the mobility of Raquel Domínguez’s arms. However, this Sevilian has been thirteen times Adapted Swimming Champion of Spain and World Duathlon Champion. Now she has focused her sports career on triathlon. “I am not an example of anything”, assures Raquel. […]
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Andrea Rodríguez, self-overcoming as a goal in swimming
She only keeps 33% of her sight due to a genetic disease, ocular albinism. Andrea Rodríguez is one of the rising talents of adapted swimming in Andalusia. She was number one in the Andalusian championship in 400 and 200 meters freestyle, and in 100 meters backstroke in 2016. She also won the silver medal in […]
Melitón Briñas, adaptive clay pigeon shooting with Olympic ambitions
He was born without part of his left arm, but that didn’t prevent him from trying clay pigeon shooting with his dad. And just like that Melitón Briñas, from Baza a province in Granada, was hooked. In the Paralympic shooting category, he won a silver medal at the World Championships in Germany in 2014. Previously […]
María José López, a cyclist at the top of Spanish electric wheelchair hockey
María José Lopez was born in Pozoblanco, Cordoba, and from a young age was sure that she wanted to be a sportswoman. After practicing different sports, she poured her efforts into the different forms of cycling, becoming a world champion in tandem, and a Spanish champion on both road and track, among other titles. In […]