Paralympic story

About the author

Tomáš Plavecky

Graduated in Mass Media Communication at the Cyril and Methodius University in Trnava, Slovakia, and during his schooling he started working in Slovak television as a sports editor, where he still works today. Gradually he worked his way up to a reporter of football matches and a presenter of daily sports news.

Credits

Photo 1: Team Slovakia – Courtesy of the Slovak Paralympic Committee

Photo 2: Anton Sluka – Courtesy of the Slovak Paralympic Committee

Photo 3: Gunther Belitz – Getty Images, Photo 53016725 – BONGARTS/Alexander-Hassenstein

Photo 4: Atlanta 1996 Paralympics – Getty Images, Photo 72453329 – Mandatory Credit: Matthew Stockman /Allsport

Photo 5: Atlanta 1996 Paralympics – Getty Images, Photo 72540272 – Mandatory Credit: Todd Warshaw /Allsport

Photo 6: Atlanta 1996 Paralympics – Getty Images, Photo 72358019 – Mandatory Credit: Todd Warshaw /Allsport

Photo 7: Imrich Lyócsa – Courtesy of the Slovak Paralympic Committee

Photo 8: Marek Margoc – Getty Images, Photo 82815758 – Photo by Chien-min Chung

Photo 9: Rastislav Turecek – Getty Images, Photo 142760147 – Photo by Dominic Chavez/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Photo 10: Ladislav Gáspár – Wikimedia Commons, can be used and shared under the Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License – Photo by Gaël Marziou –  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ladislav_Gaspar_(Slovakia).jpg