TALAI Aliaksei

Date of Birth: 22 Jan 1983

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S1,SM1,SB1

Place of birth: ORSHA

Birth Country:

Belarus

Place of residence : MINSK

Residence Country:

Belarus

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 200m Freestyle - S2
	Men's 50m Backstroke - S1	7
	Men's 100m Backstroke - S1	7
	Men's 50m Breaststroke - SB2	7
	Men's 150m Individual Medley - SM3

Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S1 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 150m Individual Medley - SM3 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Freestyle - S2 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Breaststroke - SB2 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Breaststroke - SB2 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Backstroke - S1 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
6	50m Breaststroke - SB2	2019	London, GBR	1:26.09
11	150m Individual Medley - SM3	2019	London, GBR	5:15.10
European Championships
3	50m Breaststroke - SB2	2020	Funchal, POR	1:20.13
4	150m Individual Medley - SM3	2018	Dublin, IRL	5:16.29
5	100m Backstroke - S1	2020	Funchal, POR	3:45.98
5	200m Freestyle - S2	2018	Dublin, IRL	6:15.35
6	200m Freestyle - S2	2020	Funchal, POR	6:00.99
6	50m Backstroke - S1	2020	Funchal, POR	2:00.74
9	50m Backstroke - S2	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:56.25
10	50m Breaststroke - SB3	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:38.59

Motivational speaking. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Businessperson, Motivational Speaker

History - Belarusian State University, Minsk, BLR

Wife Anastasia, sons Mark, Vladislav and Yaroslav, daughter Daria

Languages spoken:

English, German, Russian

Pavel Sankovich [personal], BLR, from 2017

He began training in 2015 in Belarus. (Athlete, 18 Sep 2018)

"Before the explosion, I had time to try out a lot of the sports clubs in Orsha. My favourites were swimming and kayaking, and I decided that I wanted to paddle. Then the explosion happened and those plans were destined not to come true. Swimming has become the most accessible sport for me. First I swam with a ring, then with support, and I was overjoyed when I managed to swim by myself." (unicef.by, 01 Jul 2020)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (ctv.by, 15 Nov 2020)

Setting a world record in the SB1 50m breaststroke at the 2019 World Series event in Berlin, Germany. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

Belarusian Para swimmer Ihar Boki and coach Pavel Sankovich. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

Coach Pavel Sankovich. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

He always carries a photograph of his daughter Daria. (belta.by, 01 May 2020)

Philosophy:

"Every day is an experiment, every day is a bonus." (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)

He received the 2020 Belarusian Sports Olympus award from the president of Belarus. (belta.by, 12 Jan 2021)

He has received the title of Master of Sport in Belarus. (paradefsport.by, 27 Dec 2019)

General Interest

Classification
S1, SB1, SM1 (IPC, 18 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (mgazeta.com, 04 Feb 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (mgazeta.com, 04 Feb 2019)

Impairment Details
In 1999 at age 16 he was walking in the forest near his home when he stepped on a World War II mine, which exploded and resulted in the loss of his legs, his right arm and part of his left arm. (mgazeta.com, 04 Feb 2019; paralympic.org, 21 Jun 2019)

General
CHARITY
He is co-founder and director of the Talai Foundation, which aims to help people with impairments. (Facebook profile, 14 Feb 2021; belta.by, 12 Jan 2021)

MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER
He travels to different cities to give motivational lectures. "My trainings and lectures are popular. I tell how I withstood pain, how I fell into the mud, suffered mockery from seemingly the closest, most authoritative people for me. At my lectures I urge people, no matter what your position is, do not give up." (ee.sputniknews.ru, 22 Nov 2019)

AMBASSADOR
He served as an ambassador for the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. (minsk2019.by, 23 May 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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