INTERVIEW WITH ALEJANDRA AYBAR The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will take place from today to September 8th, featuring as many as 4,400 athletes from around the world. They will compete in 22 sports across various iconic venues in Paris, including at the Eiffel Tower, the Chateau de Versailles and the Grand Palais. Among these 4400…
The Spanish OI-organizations have identified many different athletes with OI who are competing in the ongoing Paralympics in Tokyo. The athletes come from Spain, Greece, The Dominican Republic, USA, Germany, Japan and Great Britain. We wish all the athletes best of luck! Below you can watch the campaign video #WeThe15 which was made to counter…
Our Polish delegate Aneta is planning to write an eBook about good examples from people with OI living in Europe who are physically active in different ways. Aneta herself has OI type IV and has tried many different sports and activities: swimming, scuba diving, crossfit and climbing. The project has the working title “Athletes without…
Penny Clapcott from the UK has always been very active despite her OI. Having broken four World Records in competitive swimming at the age of 15, she took the challenge of becoming an aereal circus performer. I’m Penny Clapcott and I’m 29 years old from the UK with type 3 OI. I have always been…
