He loved football but, due to mobility issues, he couldn’t dedicate to it. However, Manolo Martín, from Granada, discovered boccia and finally became one of the most important sportsmen of this discipline in Spain. In his first Paralympic Games, in Beijing 2008, he won both the individual and the team bronze medal. Later, he went […]
Álvaro Fernández had a difficult birth. He suffered oxygen deficiency during labor that caused him a physical disability that affects the right side of his body. He began to swim when he was just three years old. However, what started as a therapy became his profession. He arrived into the world of high completion in […]
He became a Spanish adapted cycling champion in two categories with just 24 months of intense training. A car accident in 2007 for the Sevillian Rafa Garzón resulted in cerebral palsy, but he found the mental strength that he needed in competition to get over this life-changing incident. He has won several medals: Spanish indoor […]
Sara Fernández is one of the greatest promises of Paralympic sport in Andalusia. She keeps a 12% of her vision and aged 20 she is the current Champion of Spain in 100 and 200 meter sprint in adapted athletics. Sara started practising this sport when she was 8 and trains everyday at the Municipal School […]
