IBARBURE Mauricio

Classification
BC1 (World Boccia, 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (concejomdp.gov.ar, 28 Aug 2014)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (concejomdp.gov.ar, 28 Aug 2014)

Impairment Details
He has cerebral palsy due to complications at birth. (concejomdp.gov.ar, 28 Aug 2014)

General
USING HIS FEET
Instead of using his hands to play boccia, he throws the ball with his left foot. "Playing with my left leg requires a lot of hard training and I now have fine motor control with it. I know what I do might seem difficult for others, but it is part of me already. And I use my left foot not only to play boccia, but to do almost everything such as painting, writing, using the computer. My feet are like my hands." (paralympic.org, 16 Sep 2016)

ART
In 2011 he received a grant from the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists of the World after his painting work was taken to Switzerland by the Argentinian Mouth and Foot Painters Association. "It was one of the biggest joys in my life. I could have a future not only with sport but also with art." (viapais.com.ar, 11 Aug 2021)