Feb 6, 2008

Paralympic athletes and leaders walk for peace in Colombia

Walk of Paralympic Athletes and Leaders for peace in Colombia, Photo: CPC 
Walk of Paralympic Athletes and Leaders for peace
in Colombia, Photo: CPC

The biggest and historic city mobilization of an open expression for peace, freedom and no violence was protagonized by Colombians in the whole world on February 4th.

The Paralympic Sport, an antithesis of violence and war, symbol of peace, was present with athletes and leaders from the national paralympic Colombian system. Among them, it was the president of the Colombian Paralympic Committee and Vice president of the Americas Paralympic Committee, Mr. Octávio Londoño.

In an authentic expression of peace for all and no violence culture, athletes with disability due to violence in Colombia were present with the message of sport as means of peace, social inclusion and no discrimination.

Colombia marched for peace, for freedom, against kidnap, terrorism and an open recrimination against the group Farc, on a big journey never seen before.