The Spanish Paralympic team presented the Aragonese shortlisted on Thursday to be part of the expedition to Tokyo this summer. The list is not final yet, but at the moment eight athletes have a chance to go to the 2020 Paralympic Games. Teresa Perales and María Delgado have already packed their swimsuits in the suitcase. The two swimmers achieved the Olympic minimum and, although Perales is still recovering from the shoulder injury he suffered during the European Championship, they are safe in the Spanish team. Adrián Longarón, also a swimmer, also has the chance to attend the appointment.
In athletics, precisely Winsdom Ikhiuwu and Diego Sancho are the two young promises who are fighting right now to achieve the Olympic minimum in the European Championship held in Poland. Representing table tennis, Jorge Cardona has all the ballots. The Zaragoza native is now recovering from an injury, but he will most likely be granted a Bipartisan Invitation and will be able to travel to Tokyo.
The cyclist Eduardo Santas He has been part of a Spanish team that has made great achievements in World Championships. Therefore, I will most likely return to the Paralympics, after already visiting them in Rio 2016. On behalf of judo, Sergio Ibáñez may attend, who was the first Spanish judoka with visual impairment to hang a medal in the absolute Spanish Championship. In 2018 and against rivals without disabilities.
The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports in the Government of Aragon, Felipe Faci, assured that this high number of Aragonese shortlisted is “a pleasure and a pride”. “We have tried to be by his side in these difficult times due to the pandemic,” explained the counselor, adding that his objective was to make “return easier.” “The Government of Aragon is now betting even more firmly than before the pandemic” for Paralympic sport, Faci said.
He was also satisfied because he believes that the presence of Aragonese in the preselection is greater than in the previous Paralympics. “They are working well to put Aragon on the map,” he said. For its part, also Teresa Perales was expressed. Despite her injury, she he is “confident that rehabilitation will begin next week” And he thinks he’ll be able to get into the pool right away. “This stone will make the arrival in Tokyo more epic,” he declared.
He also confessed that he believes that this pothole has arrived in part because the pandemic has not allowed them to prepare completely well and because he wanted to “force” ahead of time in the European. Maria Delgado, the other swimmer present at the act on Thursday, wants to “enjoy” in Tokyo. “I want to do my best and I will fight for the top positions”Said the young woman from Zaragoza who has worked “step by step” to get to where she is now. “Once you professionalize, you already live by and for this sport, we even rest to be able to compete and train better”assured the swimmer.
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