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P19 Layout 1 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2015 SPORTS Even Paralympians could struggle in unfriendly Rio RIO DE JANEIRO: With their Mad Max-style wheel- said Junior, “is what we are living with.” Some 4,350 athletes from 178 countries are “The handicapped parking spaces are constantly chairs, tattoos, and aggression-filled faces, Rio de Wheelchair rugby players are not complainers. expected at the Rio Paralympics. But the city is barely taken,” his girlfriend Tarcila Formiga, who is able-bod- Janeiro’s wheelchair rugby players would seem near When their game was invented in the 1970s in Canada, ready. “Just to accommodate the athletes, welcome ied, said while watching from on the sidelines of the impossible to stop. early participants called it “murderball.” Becoming a the athletes and help them in-we have to make an rugby court. But in the city hosting the Paralympic Games a year full Paralympic medal sport in 2000, murderball fea- effort,” Rio 2016 organizing committee spokesman Formiga, 30, said her relationship with Prestes has from today, just one typically broken sidewalk is tures teams of four dodging, passing, sprinting and Mario Andrada admitted last month. opened her eyes to the reality faced by the disabled in enough to bring the toughest to a halt. battering their way with a ball to the opposing end By way of example, he pointed out that the the world’s seventh biggest economy. “Accessibility is our number one problem,” said line. It’s full on. biggest private vehicle currently available for carrying “It’s the details. For example, you go to a hotel here Gilson Dias Wirzma Junior, 28, part of the national The wheelchairs, fitted with battering rams and wheelchair passengers has a capacity of only eight. and ask if they have an adapted room and they say Brazilian wheelchair rugby team and a hopeful for the special wheel covers, look more like miniature battle That’s not one full squad from a typical wheelchair yes, but then the bed turns out to be too high for the Summer Paralympics, which start September 7, 2016 wagons from a dystopian movie than the symbol of rugby team. Even with all their skill and strength, person in the wheelchair to transfer easily,” she said. in Rio. In his Rio suburb of Sao Goncalo, for example, people who have been crippled. And while striking wheelchair rugby players are no different when it “It’s the little details-but imagine all that together “there are no real sidewalks,” said Junior, who was left a with hands is not allowed, the wheelchair-on-wheel- comes to the Rio obstacle course. when the games start?” Celebrations marking the tetraplegic when he was dumped by a wave while chair hits are brutal. “One of the symbols of Rio are the Portuguese Paralympic one-year countdown on Monday will aim swimming in 2007. “Taking the bus is nearly impossi- During training, Santer members raced around the sidewalks,” said another player, Renan Prestes, 28, to start raising awareness. ble. There’s only one bus on my route that has wheel- basketball-sized court, strapped into their chairs, and referring to the stylish, but uneven black and white Accessibility will also be a key theme at the open- chair access. You can wait for up to two hours.” Rio de using their partially disabled hands and arms to power mosaic paving common in southern neighborhoods. ing ceremony on September 7 next year. “Things are Janeiro, the “Marvelous City,” will attract visitors from themselves with surprising speed and agility. One of “But for us they’re a nightmare.” getting better” ahead of the games, says Mayr, one of around the world during the Paralympics and the the heaviest players, a tall bearded man with a number Crossing Rio’s busy streets can be equally frustrat- the first in Brazil to take up the sport in 2008. But after Olympics in August. But anyone relying on wheel- 7 shirt, was knocked clean over, requiring two assis- ing and more dangerous. “You find streets where having traveled widely-he will soon go to San Diego, chairs-fans and athletes alike-will face Olympian-sized tants to pick him up and put the chair back on its there’s a ramp on one side, but not the other and California for a disabled surfing contest-Mayr knows hurdles. Preparing for practice at a spartan court in wheels. “The hits are what I really enjoy,” veteran player you’re half way across the street when you realize,” how far Rio has to climb before becoming wheelchair- northern Rio, members of the Santer wheelchair rugby Eduardo Mayr, 43, said with a great smile from his Prestes said. “You’re stuck.” Prestes, who suffered spinal friendly. “This is not Europe and this is not the United club traded horror stories of broken pavements, miss- heavily scarred wheelchair, before wiping the sweat cord injuries during a swimming accident, drives a car, States,” he said. “The United States-that’s like ing ramps and malfunctioning elevators. “Sadly, that,” from his face and racing off again. but even so he is not in the clear. Disneyland for us.” — AFP Ghana, Senegal win but South Africa suffer shock CAPE TOWN: Ghana and Senegal places below them, as goalkeeper secured away wins in the African Nations Itumeleng Khune dropped a free kick Cup qualifiers on Saturday but it proved into his own net in the opening five min- an embarrassing day for the continent’s utes before the visitors’ debutant defend- other footballing heavyweights with er Siyabonga Zulu was sent off. Nigeria drawing and South Africa and Despite being down to 10 men, South Tunisia beaten. Africa equalised only to give away two There was an historic first-ever victory late goals in a 3-1 defeat which marks the for South Sudan, who beat Equatorial biggest scalp in Mauritania’s limited Guinea 1-0 at home after failing to win in international history. their first 11 internationals since becom- Tunisia lost 1-0 away in Liberia, who ing the world game’s newest nation four were celebrating a return home as they years ago. A late free kick from Mubarak hosted their first full international since Wakaso handed Ghana a 1-0 win over the end of the Ebola crisis. Francis Rwanda in Kigali and a second successive Grandpa Doe, whose recall to the squad win in the preliminaries for the 2017 had been criticised, got the game’s only finals in Gabon. goal. Joel Mogorosi’s strike handed Cheikhou Kouyate and Sadio Mane Botswana a 1-0 home win over Burkina scored either side of halftime to give Faso, who were Nations Cup runners-up Senegal a 2-0 away victory in Namibia in 2013. Nordin Amrabat, Youssef El Arabi and maintain their 100 percent record in and Nabil Dirar scored as Morocco won Group K. 3-0 away in tiny Sao Tome e Principe and But Nigeria were held to a goalless Fode Dore got a hat trick as Congo draw away in Tanzania in a disappointing emerged 4-2 winners in Guinea Bissau. A start for new coach Sunday Oliseh with further 12 games are scheduled for debutant English-born goalkeeper Carl Sunday as teams continue the qualifica- Ikeme proving the difference between a tion process for the tournament in single point and defeat for the visitors. Gabon. The winners of the 13 groups South Africa suffered a major setback plus the two best-placed runners-up in Mauritania, ranked by FIFA some 40 qualify for the finals. — Reuters Scots counting on Hampden boost GLASGOW: Leigh Griffiths has vowed to to the Germans in Dortmund in the help save Scotland’s Euro 2016 dream if group opener in September last year he is unleashed against Germany at thanks to a double from Bayern Munich Hampden Park today. star Thomas Mueller. HARRISON: Brazil’s Neymar (10) has his jersey tugged by Costa Rica’s Daniel Colindres (24) during the second half of an international friendly soccer match. — AP The Celtic striker was limited to a The Germans enjoyed a stuttering fleeting appearance as a second half sub- start to their campaign with a draw stitute in the disappointing 1-0 defeat to against Ireland and a defeat to Poland Hulk gives lacklustre Brazil Georgia on Friday which severely dented but moved to the top of Group D follow- Scotland’s hopes of qualifying for their ing Friday’s 3-1 win over Poland, who first major finals since 1998. Scotland will face at Hampden in Ireland’s 4-0 win over minnows October. 1-0 victory over Costa Rica Gibraltar saw Scotland drop to fourth in Despite the fact the World Cup win- Group D and means the match against ners appear to be hitting top form again, NEW YORK: Lacklustre Brazil beat Costa Rica 1- five minutes, shooting straight at the keeper left. Brazil perked up when Kaka replaced Hulk world champions Germany is almost a forward Shaun Maloney believes 0 in New Jersey on Saturday but the revamped when it looked easier to score. midway through the second half as the experi- must-win if Gordon Strachan’s side are to Scotland can make up for the defeat team of the five-times world champions failed Dunga’s team could not build on the Hulk enced midfielder brought an urgency and cre- secure one of the two automatic qualify- against Georgia by picking up points to impress in their penultimate friendly before goal and neither team looked particularly men- ativity to the side. ing spots. against Germany and Poland.
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