18 October was about humanity and acceptance here at the Győr Ice Sports Centre.
Organised by the Győr Emberség DSE, in cooperation with the Széchenyi István University, Büchl Hungaria and the Győr ETO HC, the Tuesday morning programme was an ice sports day for people with disabilities.
According to the participants, many of them had never had the opportunity to visit an ice rink before, so the participants from the four institutions in the area were able to enjoy a truly special experience.
After a joint warm-up, the participants had the chance to test their strength in a series of competitions, and soon the players and the helpers (recreation students of Széchenyi University) got along well, they encouraged each other and in the end everyone left with a gold medal. The medals and the certificates were presented by Dr. Tamás Gyömörei, Associate Professor of the University, Sándor Gyökeres, Managing Director of Büchl Hungária, László Nagy, Director of Radó-school and Ákos Nagy, Managing Director of the host sports club Győri ETO HC.
At the award ceremony Tamás Kertész, President of Emberség DSE, said, “We were delighted to see everyone put up a brave and excellent fight. It proved that the ice is not evil, and that it was safe to compete against each other by following the rules. The emphasis was not on the result this time, it was good to see the encouragement and help. It is a positive thing that para-sport is becoming more and more important in the city. We now have a wheelchair handball team, the Győri Szekerek, which played its first championship games.”
It was a great opportunity for all participants to experience the bonding and community-building power of sport and movement.
