Rome, May 2. (LaPresse) – “We became colleagues in 2009, I was 12 years old and I was very lost and scared. You gave me the strength to start again, convincing me that with or without legs I could do anything. In London 2012 you made me discover the beauty of the Paralympic Games and the enormous power they have to change perceptions and the culture of disability.” This is what Paralympic fencing champion Bebe Vio wrote on social media. “In Rio 2016 you were my guide in the Paralympic village and then we realised the dream together. In Tokyo 2020 you were not there, but you were a beacon for all of us. It has been an honour and a great privilege to have had you as a sporting and life mentor,” she added.
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