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Mar 21, 2023 · Alex Roca Campillo has entered sport's history books. He has become the first person in history with a 76 per cent physical disability to finish a marathon. A true, true inspiration.
Apr 4, 2023 · On 19 March, Roca, an athlete with cerebral palsy who communicates through sign language, made a historical performance by completing the Barcelona Marathon, finishing the race in five hours, 50 minutes and 21 seconds.
Mar 27, 2023 · But three decades on, Alex Roca Campillo has defied the odds to become the first person in the world with a 76% disability to complete a marathon. The Spanish runner recently finished the 42km Barcelona Marathon in a time of 5 hours, 50 minutes and 51 seconds.
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Mar 19, 2023 · Roca, ambassador of the FC Barcelona Foundation and currently the only Nike athlete with cerebral palsy in the world, suffered from herpetic viral encephalitis at six months, which caused cerebral palsy and a 76% disability.
Mar 24, 2023 · Now, Alex Roca has become the first athlete with 76% disability to finish the marathon at Barcelona Marathon in 5 hours, 50 minutes, and 51 seconds. He is also currently the ambassador of the FC Barcelona Foundation.
Aug 19, 2022 · During a period with little playing time with former club Espanyol, Roca had turned to psychology books for answers and discovered mindfulness, the practice of being in the present moment.
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Mar 21, 2023 · For several years now, he has used mindfulness in his daily routine as a footballer, learning to live in the moment, order his priorities and negate distractions.
