The first Brazilian athletes arrived this Wednesday (21) at the Paralympic Village, in Paris, with one week to go until the start of the Paralympic Games, which will be held between August 28 and September 8.
The first group of Brazilian athletes at the Paralympic Village, totaling 75, are from rowing, table tennis, sitting volleyball, archery, weightlifting and bocce. The next sport to arrive at the venue is goalball, with twelve athletes from the men’s and women’s teams in total. They are expected to settle into the complex next Thursday (22). The Brazilian delegation will enter the Village in a staggered manner until August 30, when the fencers will join the other athletes in Paris.
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The first Brazilian athletes arrived today at the Paralympic Village, one week before the start of the Paralympic Games, which will take place in the French capital from August 28 to September 8.
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— Brazilian Paralympic Committee (@BraParalimpico) August 21, 2024
In the Paralympic Village, Brazilian athletes will be accommodated in two buildings: D10, with 64 apartments to accommodate 226 athletes, and D11, with 44 apartments that will accommodate 28 athletes.
“Every time I participate in the Games, I have different experiences. This is my third participation and, when I walked in here, I felt a super-positive energy. I just arrived and I’m already in love. I have no words to describe this little corner of Brazil. Everything is so beautiful. It will be perfect for us,” said Mariana D’Andrea, Paralympic champion in weightlifting at the Tokyo Games.
The director of high-performance sports at the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB), Jonas Freire, praised the structure prepared for Paralympic athletes on the banks of the River Seine: “The Local Organizing Committee [LOC, na sigla inglês] and the International Paralympic Committee [IPC] showed special attention to the issue of accessibility from the beginning of the structuring of the space. The Paralympic Village is fully accessible and gives complete autonomy to people with disabilities”.
