Police, 13 Paralympic athletes swear. Bebe Vio: “Unique emotion, now we like the Olympics”

“I swear!”. Two words that had never been spoken before in the Paralympic world and which instead on Tuesday morning, in the headquarters of the Italian Paralympic Committeecame true, because thirteen athletes (seven men and six women) were sworn in by the body of State Police in front of the number one of the Italian Paralympic Committee, Luca Pancalliand the Chief of Police, Victor Pisani. “It is a very strong emotion to know that you are part of this big family – said the champion Baby Vio -. Shouting I swear all together was very nice. Pancalli wanted this thing at all costs and we were the first to be part of this world. It is not just a change in our lives, that we are treated like Olympic athletes, but a change at a social and cultural level”. technicians.

With their entry, in fact, the new Paralympic section of the Fiamme Oro is established in the organic plan of the State Police. And if Bebe Vio is the star of the thirteen Paralympic athletes who took the oath today, with the fencer there were also Vincenza Petrilli, Jacopo Luchini, René De Silvestro, Monica Boggioni, Carlotta Gilli, Giulia Ghiretti, Antonio Fantin, Stefano Raimondi, Simone Barlaam, Andreea Mogos, Edoardo Giordan and Emanuele Lambertini.

People “who can teach us a lot” Pisani said in his speech, adding that the presence of Paralympic athletes in the Police “will be an example for everyone because you will give us the strength to always do something more”. The police chief also underlined that in sport not only medals count, but also the example of extraordinary lives that the Pralympic athletes demonstrate by calling them an “example of courage and fortitude”. From here also Pancalli starts again who does not see the world of Paralympic sport as a mere “container of medals”, but something more. “We want to be a part of the country’s public policies”, explained the number one of the CIP. Today’s oath then frames it as a “historic result for the country and not just for the athletes” because “it is a piece of that silent cultural revolution that the Paralympic committee has been carrying out for years. And I am proud of this”.