Eight Paralympic athletes hospitalized at National Paralympic Hospital

The National Hospital for Paraplegics in Toledo is looking forward to the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Eight athletes representing Spain in the City of Light passed through the hospital and were taken there. his first contact with adapted sportsfirst in the therapeutic field and then in the competitive field.

To enjoy the competition, The hospital will install two large screens in the Estrella de los Mares sports pavilion. This will allow hospitalized people, family members and health workers to watch the competition, which will begin on August 28 and end on September 8.

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Athletes who were hospitalized and took part in the Games this year: Luis Miguel Carcia-Marquinawho participates in handbike cycling competitions; Eva Maria Moral Pedrerowho will take part in the triathlon competition; Sonia Ruizcaptain of the Spanish women’s wheelchair basketball team; Francisco J. Sanchez Laramember of the men’s basketball team; Loyda Zabalawho will strive for a medal in weightlifting; Miguel Angel Toledo And Francisco Javier LopezSpanish Table Tennis Betting; And The Latest Addition To The Elite Sport Sarah Allerwho will be competing in boccia.

It was the architect of the Paralympic Games, Dr Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who conceived the idea of ​​the National Hospital for Paraplegics: “It is a lifelong dream come true,” he said on the day of its opening.

Dr. Gutman’s goal was improve the life expectancy of these patients and integrate them back into society as useful and respected participants. Therapy, implemented as a comprehensive treatment, with sport as one of the cornerstones, has increased the hope and quality of life of these people.

This philosophy of treatment is today the driving force behind the development of centers specializing in the treatment of spinal cord injuries, such as the National Hospital for Paraplegics, who will turn 50 on October 7.