Financial support for paralympic athletes in Brazil

Vinícius Denardin Cardoso; Marcelo de Castro Haiachi; Alberto Reinaldo Reppold Filho; Adroaldo Cezar Araújo Gaya

doi:10.4025/jphyseduc.v29i1.2963

Vinícius Denardin Cardoso Universidade Estadual de Roraima - UERR
Marcelo de Castro Haiachi Universidade Federal de Sergipe - UFS
Alberto Reinaldo Reppold Filho Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS
Adroaldo Cezar Araújo Gaya Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/jphyseduc.v29i1.2963

Keywords: Esporte paralímpico, Atleta paralímpico, Suporte financeiro.

Abstract

Brazilian Paralympic sport is growing rapidly due to its results and to more people with disabilities desiring to join it. The purpose of this study is to describe the importance of financial support for Brazilian Paralympic athletes’ careers. It is characterized as a descriptive study with a qualitative approach. Information was collected through a semi-structured interview. Twenty Paralympians, from both Athletics and Swimming modalities, participated of this research, all of them contemplated by Ministry of Sports grant programs – Bolsa Atleta and Bolsa Atleta Pódio. Results show financial support being indicated as fundamental by all interviewed participants (n = 20, 100%). Many are the funding actions, especially from Brazilian Paralympic Committee and Brazilian Ministry of Sports, which provide better conditions for athlete development and can also guarantee the advent of new generations of Paralympic competitors in Brazil.