Velimir Šandor won the silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics on Discus Throw discipline, and was recognized by the Zagreb County officials.
The western section of the city’s waterfront, upgraded in April 2013, includes the Sports Walk of Fame featuring bronze plaques with the names of 76 Split athletes who have won 94 medals in 11 events at the Olympic Games, starting with the 1948 Olympic Games in London.
Slonjšak noted that by symbolically honoring Split para-athletes by inscribing their names on the Sports Walk of Fame the city authorities would send an important message – that persons with disabilities are accepted and have equal rights as other members of society.
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