the mother of one Paralympic athlete from Bogotá, who preferred to keep his identity, denounced in a national media that his daughter would have been sexually abused in September of last year, by one of his companions, during a competition in another city, to which he traveled to represent Bogotá. The young woman claims to have been threatened not to talk about the fact.
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According to whistleblowerthe athlete’s attitude changed drastically when she returned to Bogota, after competing: “He told me he was in X’s room, he starts crying. Her face transforms and she starts to tremble. She told me that this guy contacted her at night, that they were going to do a team integration and she said no, but he insisted. She agreed to go and there were four companions, all men.”
He added that his daughter asked about the other athletes, but that the companions did not answer and began to subdue her in his Wheelchair and give him alcohol. She was then taken by one of her subjects to a bathroom, where he threw her to the floor and abused her.
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“She stands there, tries to defend herself, but he covers her mouth. Then he takes her out of the bathroom and threatens her not to say anything. He told her that if she told, she would lose her family and that the coach could remove her from the team, ”said her mother.
To date, the woman noted, the IDRD He has not responded, “they manage with evasiveness, they do not take into account the seriousness of the violation.” He even claims that there are gynecological exams, that account for injuries in the intimate parts of the athlete.
