Eight athletes-users of the parasports care line of the Santos Dumont Institute (ISD) participate this Saturday (27) in the Natal stage of the Paralympic Meeting. The competition is part of the national calendar of competitions organized by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) and will bring together beginner, university and high-performance athletes.
ISD athletes will compete in para-athletics and shot put. The events will take place on the athletics track and in the gymnasium of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), located on the central campus, starting at 8 am.
The event will mark the debut of student Oneiil Andrews Filho in para-athletics competitions. He will participate in the 100 and 400 meter wheelchair races and the school-level shot put. Oneiil hopes to repeat his performance at the João Pessoa/PB Meeting, held earlier this month, where he won the gold medal in the shooting sport event.
“I want to do well in my debut in athletics so that, at the end of the year, I can represent Rio Grande do Norte in the national stage of the School Paralympics, which will take place in São Paulo,” said the para-athlete, who is also participating in the ISD scientific initiation project.
In addition to Oneiil, four other athletes who use the ISD parasports care line won medals in the Belo Horizonte/MG and João Pessoa stages of the Paralympic Meeting. The expectation is that the team can repeat the performance in Natal.
The Rio Grande do Norte stage of the Meeting will feature both high-performance events and state selections for competitions organized by the CPB's Sports Development Directorate (DDE): School Paralympics, University Paralympics and Military Paralympics.
In Natal, there are 241 registered athletes competing in three sports: athletics, weightlifting and swimming. The swimming events will be held at Sesi Clube, located in the Lagoa Nova neighborhood.
Find out who the ISD user athletes are competing in the Natal stage of the Paralympic Meeting:
Alysson Silva – 100m, 400m and Shot Put
Francisco Silva – 75m, 250m and Shot Put
Oneil Andrews Filho – 100m, 400m and Shot Put
Thiago Matheus Catão – 60m, 150m and Ball Throw
João Gabriel Sulpino – 60m, 150m and Shot Put
Maria Vitória Silva (Meeting) – 100m and 200m
Pablo Gustavo Ferreira (Meeting) – 800m and 1500m
Samuel Vasconcellos (CR/Meeting coach) – 100m
parasport
ISD promotes parasports activities for users of CER ISD care lines in weekly meetings, held in partnership with Macaíba City Hall. The Institute carries out courses, training actions and events on the topic, involving physical educators, professionals from other health areas, CER users and their families.
Paralympic Reference Center
The ISD/Macaíba Paralympic Reference Center is accredited by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB). Currently, bocce and para-athletics are offered free of charge to adults and children aged 7 and over. Training ranges from sports initiation to high performance.
After making an appointment, interested people undergo a remote screening followed by a global assessment, when the eligibility criteria for the modalities offered at the Institute are verified. Scheduling can be done by calling (84) 4042-0033; (84) 4042-0044, or via WhatsApp: (84) 9-9155-3027, from Monday to Friday, from 8am to 5pm.
About ISD
The Santos Dumont Institute (ISD) is a Social Organization linked to the Ministry of Education (MEC) and includes the Edmond and Lily Safra International Neuroscience Institute and the Anita Garibaldi Center for Health Education and Research, both in Macaíba. ISD's mission is to promote education for life, forming citizens through integrated teaching, research and extension actions, in addition to contributing to a fairer and more humane transformation of Brazilian social reality.
