Andrei Vdovin

Started: He began training at age 10 in Dzerzhinsk, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 26 Sep 2015) Reason: "I had a choice between football and athletics. Thinking, and figuring out what and how, I decided that in athletics I would achieve more success than in football, since the football team was extremely strong and inaccessible on that pre-Paralympic year." (Athlete, 25 Mar 2020) Awards: In recognition of his achievements at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, he received the Order of Honour in the Russian Federation. (paralymp.ru, 11 Sep 2021) In 2019 he received the By Personal Example prize at the Return to Life awards held by the Russian Paralympic Committee. (pravda-nn.ru, 28 Feb 2020) He holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (paralymp.ru, 14 Aug 2023) He carried the Paralympic torch in Nizhny Novgorod as the relay made its way through the Russian Federation ahead of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi. (vgoroden.ru, 04 Mar 2014) In 2013 he received Second Breath prize at the Return to Life award, which honoured Para athletes of the Russian national team. (rsport.ria.ru, 01 Nov 2013) Additional Info: OTHER STUDIES He has studied at the faculty of physical education and sport at Nizhny Novgorod State University in the Russian Federation. (Athlete, 25 Mar 2020)