Ulisses Leal Freitas

Started: He began Para cycling in 2012. (medium.com, 03 Nov 2022) Reason: He took up Para sport to combat depression and to lose weight. He initially played wheelchair basketball before deciding he would rather be involved in an individual sport. He tried athletics, rowing, and triathlon before he settled on Para cycling. (medium.com, 03 Nov 2022) Ambition: To compete at the Paralympic Games. (Aperipe TV YouTube channel, 05 Apr 2023) Awards: In 2023 he received the Medal of Merit for Resilience from the Legislative Assembly of Sergipe in Brazil. (Instagram profile, 17 Oct 2023) He carried the Olympic torch through Aracaju as the relay made its way through Brazil ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (infonet.com.br, 28 May 2016) Additional Info: OCCUPATION He has worked as director of Para sport for the Sergipe state secretariat of sports and leisure in Brazil. He previously worked as a military police officer in Paripiranga, Brazil. (Instagram profile, 11 Feb 2024; atletasbrasil.com.br, 01 Nov 2015) FURTHER EDUCATION He began studying medicine at the Federal University of Sergipe in Brazil in 2018, after which he took a break from competition for almost three years in order to focus on his studies. (Instagram profile, 17 Oct 2023; medium.com, 03 Nov 2022)