Nineteen athletes-users of the Paralympic Reference Center of the Santos Dumont Institute (ISD) will take action next Saturday (28) during the Loterias Caixa 2025 Paralympic Meeting, in Natal. They will participate in the Paralympic boccia and athletics events, with free entry for the public.

The bocce competitions will take place at the DED Gymnasium, in the Lagoa Nova neighborhood, while the athletics events will be held on the athletics track at the central campus of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). The competitions are scheduled to start at 8 am.

The event brings together athletes of different age groups and functional classes, promoting the development of parasports and encouraging sports practice as a tool for inclusion. The participation of ISD users is the result of the work developed at the institution's Paralympic Reference Center, which offers multidisciplinary monitoring and regular training focused on high performance and rehabilitation through sports.

The Paralympic Meeting is an initiative of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) that travels to several capitals in the country, contributing to the emergence of new talents and strengthening the national competitive calendar.

Find out who the ISD user athletes are competing in the Natal stage of the 2025 Paralympic Meeting:

Athletics – UFRN

U-14

Álvaro de Lima – 100m, 150m and Ball Throw

Glaucia Valentina – 60m and Ball Throw

Italo José – 60m and Ball Throw

Marília Vitória Gonzaga – 75m and Ball Throw

U-16

Francisco Samuel – 75m and Shot Put

Francisco Silva – 75m, 250m and Shot Put

U-18

Oneill Andrews Filho – 400m, Shot Put and Javelin Throw

Intercenters

Guilherme Amâncio – 60m and Ball Throw

Ana Lourdes de Brito – 60m and Ball Throw

Adult

Emerson de Araújo – Shot Put and Javelin Throw

Luciana Guedes – 100m

Jonas Prazeres – 100m and 200m

Catiane – Archery

Maria Vitoria Lima – 100m and 200m

Pablo Gustavo Ferreira – 200m and 1,500m

Paulo Lucas – Weightlifting

Paralympic Boccia – DED Gymnasium

Renato Ferreira 

Katilly Vitoria Macedo

Andriely Vitoria

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.