Rubén Nova denounces that Ryanair broke the wheelchair he uses to compete

The Mallorcan athlete Rubén Nova has denounced, through social networks, the task caused by the airline Ryanair hours before competing in the National Parabádminton de Jaén. As he explained on Twitter, the one from Andratx landed at Seville airport on Friday afternoon, coming from Palma de Mallorca, and his competition chair was found (valued at 7,500 euros and acquired after a crowfunding) with serious damage. “Arrival in Seville and… back home. Thank you Ryanair for treating something so special so well. Apart from staying without competing this weekend (a competition that I was going to with great enthusiasm), I will be 4/5 months without being able to train. Training, something essential in my day to day. I am speechless, “denounced the Mallorcan.

The former Andratx footballer suffered a motorcycle accident in the summer of 2020 that left him in a wheelchair. Since then, Rubén Nova has shown the world the true meaning of the word resilience. He hung up his football boots due to the circumstances, but he did not stop being the athlete that he always carried inside. He changed football for badminton, a sport he practiced in his rehabilitation at the National Hospital for Paraplegics of Toledo. His progression has been so fast and willpower so great, that last May he participated in his first International tournament representing Spain.