Eight para-athletes and technicians from Minas Gerais who have benefited from the “Bolsa Atleta” and “Bolsa Técnico” programs, presented by the State Secretariat for Social Development of Minas Gerais (Sedese-MG), through the Undersecretariat for Sport (Subesp) have been called up to the World Paralympic Swimming Championships 2023. The competition will take place in Manchester, United Kingdom, between July 31 and August 6. (See full list at the end of the text).The swimmers and coaching staff are athletes from Club Praia, from Uberlandia, the former Triangulo Mineiro club who were among the key players in the invitation made by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB), last May 29.
drills
On the eve of the Worlds, the preparation period for the athletes continues almost at full speed. 15 days ago, they triumphed with good indicators on the Paralympic circuit in São Paulo, the competition used to prepare for the dispute in Manchester. The highlight was the Paralympic medalist from Tokyo, Gabrielzinho (Gabriel Giraldo), as explained by his coach, Fabio Antunes.
“The national stage of the Caixa Lotreas circuit was the last chance for the athletes to validate their World Championship results. Since Gabrielzinho had already validated the indicators at the Open Internacional de Natação, we used the event to make some adjustments and test some testing strategies. It was an event with great results. Gabriel won as the highest technical indicator. I, as a coach, with the highest technical indicator. Praia came as the best club in Brazil, in addition to many other achievements that we have achieved, ”Antones confirmed.
incentive programme
In terms of general policies of Sedese-MG, the “Bolsa Atleta” and “Bolsa Técnico” programs financially support athletes, para-athletes and coaches who work in the Olympic Games, Paralympics and some non-Olympic sports. The program helps defray the expenses of registration for competitions, tickets, accommodation, food for sporting events, transportation, and the acquisition of materials and equipment for training athletes, as well as training courses for coaches.
Praia Clube Paralympics has been called
Gabriel Bandera, Gabriel Giraldo dos Santos Araujo, Gabriel Melón de Oliveira, Guilherme Batista Silva, Joao Pedro Brutos de Oliveira, Leila Suzijan Abbate, Ruan Felipe Lima de Souza and Samuel da Silva de Oliveira.
Called the technicians
Alexandre Silva Vieira and Fabio Pereira Antunes.
