Wheelchair basketball athletes participate in Macapá Summer 2023 sports program – News of Brazil
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This Sunday morning (2) took place at the Glicério de Souza Marques Sports Complex, the para-sports basketball on wheels tournament. The schedule is carried out by the Municipal Secretary of Sport and Leisure (Semel) in Macapá Summer 2023.
The basketball championship on wheels was disputed by two teams of 3×3. The award for the champion team is the value of R$ 500 plus medals.
Gilberto Ferreira, coach at Semel and sports coordinator for Macapá Summer 2023, spoke about the programming of basketball on wheels being one of the traditional modalities carried out by the secretariat, also highlighting the commitment to inclusion for all Macapaenses.
A parathlete since he was 9 years old, Lucas Thiago practices jiu-jitsu, athletics and court tennis, but has also been training basketball for seven months. He is one of the players on the Golden Street team and commented on how excited he is about the match.
“Practicing a sport is always good. For today’s game I have a great expectation of winning and being happy”, he said hopefully.
Elton Monteiro, 53 years old, wheelchair basketball athlete, highlighted the event as a way to make the sport viable for non-disabled people. “We need programs like this for people to get to know para-athletics. This event is a form of inclusion”highlighted.
The Sports and Leisure Secretary, Bruno Igreja, emphasized Semel’s commitment to all athletes and para-athletes in the municipality. “We are here in the biggest Macapá Summer of all time, inclusively with all individual, collective, diversity and also for people with disabilities”he concluded.
The dispute was between the teams Golden Street (pink shirt) and Águias da Adfap – Association of Physically Disabled People of Amapá (yellow team). The Golden Street team won with a score of 2×1.
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