Para atletas brasileiros(as) retratados(as) nas notícias do comitê paralímpico brasileiro: distanciamento social na pandemia de COVID-19
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5216/rpp.v25.69820Keywords:
Coronavirus., Para athletes., Sports for people with disabilities.Abstract
This text sought to investigate the perceptions of Brazilian Para athletes regarding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their sporting paths. A survey and cataloging of news from the Brazilian Paralympic Committee website was carried out. Based on the thematic content analysis technique, we found: uncertainties about the 2020 Paralympic Games; missing interpersonal relationships; closeness with the family; increase of virtual interactions; practice of physical exercises with virtual guidance; concerns about body weight; sleeping difficulties; lack of willingness to train at home; expectations about the return of in-person training. Different strategies were adopted in order to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic to Paralympic sports in the country.