Meet Panos Triantafyllou, a 33-year-old fencer in Athens. He won silver at the 2016 Paralympics. He ranks 5th for the 2020 Paralympics qualification. And he's the face of the only Greek company that custom-builds wheelchairs for people's specific needs.
Panos Triantafyllou , in his fencing uniform and mask, trains with Vasilis Ntounis, his fellow Paralympic athlete and close friend.Panos Triantafyllou , in his fencing uniform and mask, trains with Vasilis Ntounis, his fellow Paralympic athlete and close friend."En garde!" the coach shouts. Two opposing fencers, uniformed and masked, raise their sabers before their own faces.
Triantafyllou won silver at Rio's 2016 Paralympics and is getting ready for the Tokyo Paralympics in August.Triantafyllou won silver at Rio's 2016 Paralympics and is getting ready for the Tokyo Paralympics in August.Triantafyllou shows some of the medals he's won over the years, including the gold he won last November at the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Amsterdam.
"Greece gives to a person with disabilities an allowance of maximum 600-700 euro [every month], depending on the disability," he says, an amount equivalent to $660-$770, which is considered low by European Union standards."If you can't work and don't have your own house, you simply don't get by. When you have to pay 400-500 euros [$440-$550] just for your rent, how can you handle your other expenses, like bills, food, etc.
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