Caio Ribeiro and the first Paralympic medal of Canoeing

Caio Ribeiro entered the history of Brazilian Canoeing with the achievement of bronze at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, he is the first competitor in Brazil to climb the podium in this sport, which makes his debut in the program of the Paralympics in 2016.

Caio Ribeiro has always been passionate about sport. He is the nephew of João Luiz Ribeiro, the first Brazilian to represent the country in an edition of the Olympics (Moscow 1980) in artistic gymnastics, and the cousin of Fernando Margarida, three-time jiu-jitsu world champion. The Carioca practiced football, even playing in São Cristóvão, athletics, basketball, judo, among other sports, but found himself in canoeing speed.