A RECORD that was not beaten in 12 years, and for which Alessandro Ossola has worked so hard. But we made it, and the Italian Championships Indoor that have officially opened in Ancona the season of track and field paralympic , has been awarded the title of Italian Champion in the 60 meters with a record of 8”69 category T63 (without the knee). A little less than a year ago he had told of his accident where he lost his wife and his left leg. But the desire to play sports has remained and brought up to the results as they are obtained. After the accident, Alexander has tried to recover, slowly, from the physical point of view, and in 2016 is gone to the centre of Budrio, in the province of Bologna, to put its first mechanical prosthesis-base, the only type reimbursed by the local health authority with which you walk is evil, and also with the risk of falling and the inability to participate in sports. In spite of this, just with this prosthesis, Alessandro started to play golf in the summer and after a year of training he won the 1st prize in the Open on the disabled Italian golf.
Golf in the summer, snowboard in the winter
also Pushed by family, by friends, turned to the Italian Paralympic Committee and the Italian Winter Sports Federation Paralympic, and she started snowboarding as a winter sport and golf in the summer. “My aim – he says – was to demonstrate to others but especially to myself that with a prosthesis is not over and life continues”. And, in fact, Alessandro has managed to enter in the Italian National paralympic snowboard and then came the sponsorship of the company Ottobock (producers of prostheses) and Orthopaedic workshop Maria Adelaide, which gave him the opportunity to try a new prosthesis: a hybrid between a knee electronic and mechanical which alone would not have been able to afford.
high-tech Prosthesis
With the new prosthesis could move in a more natural way and improve his performance in sports. “I have had the opportunity to receive the greatest ‘ technology in the field of prosthetic, the GeniumX3, which has a very high cost and incredible performance. In addition, I have equipped with a carbon blade for racing that I used for training.”
To make it even more beautiful this victory was the fact that it has reached together with a friend, Riccardo Cotilli, which she won in her category (T64 with the knee). “He also has a prosthetic after the accident that he got involved 5 years ago when he was hit by a man escaped from house arrest, drunk, drugged, without a license and without insurance”. After almost two years on the snow, practicing, skiing, nordic, and participating in the world cup races, Cotilli is dedicated to athletics: “This victory was a truly strong and an incredible feeling, also because I have reached this important milestone with my friend Riccardo, with whom I train for months to improve every day with our Coach Clare Ansaldi at the Nebiolo Stadium in Turin. Now our common goal is to go to Tokyo and we will be able to improve it again and try to pull the ticket for the rising sun”, concludes Alessandro almost as same as saying a promise made, first of all, to himself.
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