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- Title
Reflections on the career of Brazilian Paralympic athletes.
- Authors
de Castro Haiachi, Marcelo; Cardoso, Vinícius Denardin; Reppold Filho, Alberto Reinaldo; Araújo Gaya, Adroaldo Cezar
- Abstract
The proximity of the Paralympic Games Rio 2016 opens the discussion about the possibility of building a career in Paralympic sport. This study aims to present the characteristics and challenges present in the sporting career of the Brazilian Paralympic athlete. The study was structured under three main guiding topics: the different moments of Paralympic Sport, the career characteristics of paralympians and the consequences of sports results for their careers. Currently, Paralympic sports has its focus on high performance, as the constant necessity for good results is an ever present reality. The characteristics and challenges of sporting careers reveal the current situation for Brazilian Paralympic sports in all of its stages (pre-transition, transition and post-transition). Upon reflecting on the career of the Brazilian paralympic athlete a debate opens up concerning future perspectives and particularly on an understanding of the existing challenges for consolidation. Structural problems such as venues for training, lack of awareness on the part of the private sector and the non-renewal of human resources, seem to be the main obstacles for the consolidation of paralympic careers in Brazil.
- Subjects
PARALYMPICS; SPORTS participation; ATHLETES' health; SPORTS &; society; ECONOMIC conditions in Brazil
- Publication
Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2016, Vol 21, Issue 10, p2999
- ISSN
1413-8123
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1413-812320152110.18512016