Author name: roadtoparis

Born in 1983 in Romania, Ana Maria became an Italian citizen and settled in Reggio Emilia in 2000. At the age of seventeen she suffered a serious train accident that caused the amputation of both legs, but despite this Ana did not stop cultivating her passion for fashion and became a seamstress at just 16, […]

It is amazing that an athlete with a burning passion comes from a freezing city. Svetlana Moshkovich was born on June 4, 1983 in Krasnoyarsk, an urban area of 1 million inhabitants located in central Siberia, where winter temperatures can drop to -50°. Behind every Paralympic athlete there is a great story: her story inevitably

The Redeemer monument on Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro stands with arms outstretched. Paolo Cecchetto, a Legnanese born in 1967, kisses the gold medal of the 2016 Paralympics after winning the handbike line race. This is just one of his successes, but perhaps the most beautiful. No one would have ever imagined on July 16,

What sport would you like to play? It was 1978 when Luca Casadei’s father asked the 6-year-old what sport he would prefer to play. From that day begins an indissoluble bond between Luca Casadei (born in 1972, originally from Abbiategrasso) and sport. Until the age of 14, the pool became his home, practicing pre-competitive swimming

A column is defined as the main structural element of a building. Walter Groppi, born in Piacenza in 1973, can rightly be considered a pillar of Team Equa, since he contributed to its birth and growth. Raised on bread and sport, he won numerous roller skating competitions in the 80s, and then devoted himself to

At the tender age of 16 I was confined to a wheelchair, due to a terrible motorcycle accident on August 30, 2008. I immediately understand that this will be a new chapter and thanks to the support of my family I do my best during my rehabilitation. knowing that I have to be physically strong

It’s March 19, 2004, the stopwatch on the wall of the martial arts gym indicates 21:55. Day, minute, second that change the life of Fabrizio Cornegliani, born in 1969 in Miradolo Terme. Sport and competition were already daily bread, from the marble run in the oratory in Valera Fratta to basketball/volleyball/football up to athletics practiced

Being awakened in a hospital bed, belonging to the Rehabilitation section of the S. Matteo Hospital, where she worked as a nurse for 18 years. Luisa Pasini, 46, was the victim of a dramatic “destiny” in the spring of 2013 following a terrible road accident. The diagnosis, for a healthcare worker, was immediately ruthless: complete