It was held in the BPN club, with the participation of young people from different associations and clubs.
With proposals for multisports and recreation, an inclusive day for people with disabilities called “Sport with You” was held this Friday.
The activity took place at the facilities of the Staff Mutual Association of the Bank of the Province of Neuquén (BPN), located in Linares and Saturnino Torres, organized by the Ministry of Human Development, Local Governments and Women.
The meeting, which was attended by 200 young people from associations, clubs and civil society institutions, is part of the public policies that the provincial government has programmed in order to promote equality and inclusion through the Provincial Plan of the Physical Activity, Sports and Recreation.
The day was coordinated by the Directorate of Accessibility for People with Disabilities of the Undersecretary of Sports and articulated with the Undersecretary of Disability.
With these activities, it seeks to promote the inclusion and comprehensive development, through sport and physical activity, of people with disabilities in order to contribute to a more just and equitable society.
There were athletics, tennis, basketball, paddle tennis, table tennis, fishing without barriers, rugby, badminton, paracanoeing, archery, parapowerlifting and an artistic station coordinated by the Youth area where they painted two murals.
The Undersecretaries of Sports, Ignacio Russo, and of Disability, Gustavo Iril, accompanied the development of the activity together with the young people and shared the different proposals.
The Minister of Government, Jorge Tobares, the Family Coordinator, Claudia Mesplatere, and the Undersecretary of Family, Martín Giusti, among others, were present. Swimmer Iñaki Basiloff, an outstanding athlete who won the first gold medal for Argentina at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, was also part of the activities..
Older people also joined the proposal and enjoyed sharing recreational and newcom spaces.
Ruth Vicente, player of the Argentine para-badminton team, was enthusiastic about the experience “because it gives us the opportunity to meet and try other sports. In my case I was doing a little basketball and tennis which are very good. “I met beautiful people and I hope this is repeated,” he said.
While Marco Pruccoli, canoeing coach, expressed that “we are grateful for this invitation since we were able to show our sport, tell about the adaptations of the elements that are made on the boats so that people with and without disabilities can come to the activity. , because access to sport is a universal right for all people and both the State and those of us who teach have the responsibility to enforce it.
The organization highlighted the collaboration of the Undersecretariat of Culture in the event, the space provided by the BPN club and the participation of the SIEN.
The program’s priority is equal opportunities, acceptance without discrimination and inclusion as supports for accessibility.
