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Italian Paralympics champion Beatrice (Bebe) Vio received a standing ovation during European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's State of the European Union address in Strasbourg on Wednesday.
"She went through surgery, she fought back, she recovered, and only 190 days after she left the hospital, she won Paralympic gold," von der Leyen stressed as she introduced the athlete to the members of the European Parliament, leading those in attendance in a standing ovation.
Beatrice (Bebe) Vio became an inspiration for a generation after winning Paralympics gold in wheelchair fencing, defending her Rio gold in Tokyo earlier this year. Vio had her limbs amputated after contracting meningitis aged 11.
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Italian Paralympics champion Beatrice (Bebe) Vio received a standing ovation during European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's State of the European Union address in Strasbourg on Wednesday.
"She went through surgery, she fought back, she recovered, and only 190 days after she left the hospital, she won Paralympic gold," von der Leyen stressed as she introduced the athlete to the members of the European Parliament, leading those in attendance in a standing ovation.
Beatrice (Bebe) Vio became an inspiration for a generation after winning Paralympics gold in wheelchair fencing, defending her Rio gold in Tokyo earlier this year. Vio had her limbs amputated after contracting meningitis aged 11.
Mandatory credit: EBS
Italian Paralympics champion Beatrice (Bebe) Vio received a standing ovation during European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's State of the European Union address in Strasbourg on Wednesday.
"She went through surgery, she fought back, she recovered, and only 190 days after she left the hospital, she won Paralympic gold," von der Leyen stressed as she introduced the athlete to the members of the European Parliament, leading those in attendance in a standing ovation.
Beatrice (Bebe) Vio became an inspiration for a generation after winning Paralympics gold in wheelchair fencing, defending her Rio gold in Tokyo earlier this year. Vio had her limbs amputated after contracting meningitis aged 11.