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Through a new action plan called "Camino a París" (The Way to Paris), the bank sets out to back a range of actions to make disability visible and normal; to identify CaixaBank with the values of each of the athletes; to raise awareness in society, and to introduce each of these top athletes to the public.

From February to July a route has been set up, emulating the route taken by the Special Olympics torch, passing through each of the eleven regions into which the bank has divided all its business in Spain.



Discover the stops to Paris

Canaries Region

Canaries Region

Andalusia Region

Andalusia Region

Valencia - Murcia Region

Valencia - Murcia Region

Castilla y León Region

Castilla y León Region

Madrid Region

Madrid Region

1st Stop Canaries Region | 21-02-24

Alejandro Rojas en la iniciativa Camino a París de CaixaBank

Guest Special Olympics athlete: Alejandro Rojas
Sport: Special Olympics swimming
Achievements: world runner-up in the fifty metres butterfly twice
competitor in two events at the Tokyo 2020 Special Olympics

Alejandro is a sportsman from the Canary Islands who dreams big. Cerebral palsy detected when he was nine months old has not stopped him earning two university degrees and currently combining two jobs with daily training sessions to earn a place at the Paris 2024 Special Olympics.



More than seventy people came to the Store Franchy Roca in Las Palmas to talk to Canarian athlete Alejandro Rojas. Manolo Afonso, Canaries regional manager, opened the event by thanking those present - among them the leading sports clubs on the island - for coming along to support this swimmer on his way to Paris.


Photo gallery of the event in the Canaries

 

2nd Stop Andalusia Region | 23-02-24

Guest Special Olympics athlete: Cristóbal Ramos
Sport: Special Olympics triathlon
Achievements: World Cup 2nd place in Abu Dhabi, World Cup 2nd place in A Coruña and World Cup 3rd place in Málaga

Cristóbal Ramos, from Villanueva del Rosario, is a member of the CaixaBank team of young triathlon talents. He highlights the importance of feeling supported on the way to Paris to achieve his dream: to make it to the Special Olympics.


Almudena Rivera chaired a talk between Cristóbal Ramos, Special Olympics medallist, and Reyes Estévez, former Olympic athlete. The conclusion was that, in top-flight sport, there is no difference between the Olympics and the Special Olympics: dedication, effort and perseverance are the key to success in the world of sport.


Photo gallery of the event in Málaga

3rd Stop Valencia - Murcia Region | 26-03-24

Guest Special Olympics athlete: Ricardo Ten Argilés
Sport: Special Olympics cycling
Achievements: three Special Olympics golds, seven world titles and twelve European golds

At the age of eight Ricardo Ten suffered a serious accident that was to mark the rest of his life. Sport has been his great motivation: first swimming, in which he was highly successful. After the Special Olympics in Río de Janeiro in 2016, he hung up his trunks to focus on track cycling. He is the most successful Spanish track cyclist, in either Special Olympic or Olympic competitions.


"I always say disability isn't inability,
it's a different way of doing things"

4th Stop Castilla y León Region | 02-04-24

5th Stop Madrid Region | 10-04-24

6th Stop Castilla y la Mancha - Extremadura Region | 23-04-24

7th Stop Aragón Region | 08-05-24

8th Stop Galicia Region | Coming soon

9th Stop Baleares Region | Coming soon

10th Stop Cataluña Region | Coming soon

11th Stop Cataluña Region | Coming soon

12th Stop París | Coming soon