Mario Sayes

Started: He took up the sport in 2016. (goes.indes.gob.sv, 13 Apr 2023) Reason: He met the president of the National Paralympic Committee of El Salvador, Hector Vega, at a shopping centre. "Boccia was my first sport. When I met Hector he invited me to try a [sports] camp. He said I could compete in wheelchair basketball or swimming but it was a huge surprise for him when I picked boccia." He also liked the mental aspect of the sport. "It is not a sport that demands a physical effort. It's more mental and I have always liked those kind of challenges. The sport was at its beginnings in the country and I liked the idea of becoming one of the first to practise it." (goes.indes.gob.sv, 13 Apr 2023)