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Amazing Bebe Posted by Serena on Sep 19, 2016
Meet Bebe (Beatrice) Vio, a truly amazing person. When she was 11 years old she contracted meningitis, which left her with all four limbs amputated and her face and body severely scarred. Now, aged 19, she’s the campionessa mondiale paralimpica di fioretto (world wheelchair fencing champion). Bebe’s story … in her own words: Sono una…
Le Paralimpiadi Posted by Serena on Sep 14, 2012
This has been a great year for the Italian team at Le Paralimpiadi 2012 (The 2012 Paralympics). They finished their amazing adventure with a total of 28 medals: 9 gold, 8 silver and 11 bronze, 10 medals more than the previous Paralympics in 2008 and the same number of medals won in this year’s Olympics…