Alessandro Ossola

Reason: After losing his leg, he took up golf and snowboarding before focusing on Para athletics. (redattoresociale.it, 28 Dec 2020) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (fispes.it, 12 Jul 2024; port.sky.it, 05 Jun 2024) Additional Info: FOUNDATION In June 2019 he launched the 'Bionic People' foundation alongside former Miss Italy participant Chiara Bordi and his friend Riccardo Cottili. "The goal [of the scheme] is to make people aware of what can be done and what cannot after an accident. [In 2020] we had 6500 students involved to realise the reality of impaired people. I think there's still so much to be learnt. For example, not many people know how prosthetics work. Our goal is to inform using our own experiences." (bionicpeople.it, 01 Jan 2021; alessandroossola.com, 01 Jan 2021; redattoresociale.it, 28 Dec 2020; piemontetopnews.it, 09 Feb 2020) OTHER ROLES He has worked in fashion shows as a model. "After the accident I was invited to walk on the catwalk with my prosthetics as a message of inclusion. It went very fast, in a short time I was taking part in shows in Turin and even Paris." (piemontetopnews.it, 09 Feb 2020)