Rafa Nadal Foundation
Rafa's sports centre/academy hosts the 6th edition of the
National Gathering More Than Tennis this weekend. The event is held evey two years by the
Rafa's foundation and Special Olympics Spain. The Gathering is meant for young people with intellectual disabilities involved in the
More Than Tennis project of the foundation at 20 sports schools across Spain. More than 50 young athletes from different schools participate in the Gathering this year.
The
More Than Tennis project was born over a decade ago and about 220 young people have participated in it per year.
The toundation's website: ¤¤ With the
More Than Tennis project we offer participants an environment, where they can share experiences, make friends, have fun, make progress and improve themselves every day, improve their self-esteem etc.
Every two years, we hold the National Gathering
More than Tennis, in which young people involved in the project across Spain participate.
Besides tennis matches between Special Olympics athletes, the event includes a unified sports modality, where tennis
players with and without disability play together - it's a way to help facilitate their inclusion in society and foster their acceptance and equality.¤¤
Rafa attended the opening ceremony of the Gathering on Friday night:
Rafa's mother (the President of his foundation) can be seen in the background:
# Trabajamos con la firme convicción de que el deporte y la educación son herramientas transformadoras con las que podemos lograr un mundo mejor. Creemos en el poder transformador del deporte.
www.fundacionrafanadal.org
to Rafa's foundation!