"The word inclusion would have to cease to exist"

Las Lionas, the Argentine hockey team with intellectual disabilities

Pibas con Pelotas



Sport was not and never will be simple physical training. Like any exercise, it activates brain functions that are essential for general cognitive development, but also generates experiences and transmits important skills for life itself. Experts agree that –among other things– disciplines that are practiced as a team promote integration and generate a sense of belonging. Therein lies the importance of an undertaking project like that of Silvina Forrester and Peter Gorrissen, Clara's mother and father, who was born with down syndrome and has played hockey since she was 4 years old. “My husband, my other three children and I are sports fans and it was so good for Clari to play and belong to a team, that with Peter we said 'let's do this' and in September 2017 we started with Las Lionas”, Silvina reviews. There were 12 at the beginning, now there are 70 and men are also joining.