{"id":14248,"date":"2024-07-25T15:21:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T13:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/uncategorized\/francesca-tarantello-a-biology-student-at-the-paris-2024-paralympic-games\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T15:08:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T13:08:30","slug":"francesca-tarantello-a-biology-student-at-the-paris-2024-paralympic-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/news-en\/francesca-tarantello-a-biology-student-at-the-paris-2024-paralympic-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Francesca Tarantello: a biology student at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\r\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-14248\" data-postid=\"14248\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-14248 themify_builder tf_clear\">\r\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\r\n\t<div  data-css_id=\"kmu430\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_kmu430 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\r\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\r\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_o9mq31 first\">\r\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\r\n                        \t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tb_dj2z31 tf_w tf_clearfix\">\r\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"subrow_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_w\">\r\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_x6v331 first\">\r\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\r\n                        <!-- module text -->\r\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vocb31   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\r\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\r\n    <h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Francesca Tarantello: a biology student at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games<\/strong><\/h1>    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\r\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_vcb632   image-top tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\r\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\r\n\t\t    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Tarantello-e-Mapelli-news_0.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-14226\" title=\"Tarantello e Mapelli news_0\" alt=\"Francesca Tarantello with the Rector of the University of Padua Daniela Mapelli\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Tarantello-e-Mapelli-news_0.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Tarantello-e-Mapelli-news_0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Tarantello-e-Mapelli-news_0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\r\n    \r\n    \t<div class=\"image-content\">\r\n\t    \r\n\t    \t\t<div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\r\n\t\t    Francesca Tarantello with the Rector of the University of Padua Daniela Mapelli\t    <\/div>\r\n\t    <!-- \/image-caption -->\r\n\t    \t<\/div>\r\n\t<!-- \/image-content -->\r\n    \t<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/module image -->                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            \t    <\/div>\r\n\t<\/div><!-- \/themify_builder_sub_row -->\r\n\t<!-- module text -->\r\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ca1s33  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\r\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\r\n    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 22- years-old student of the University of Padua<\/span> <b>Francesca Tarantello<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will participate in the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitri.it\/it\/news\/fitri\/1159-terzo-piano\/19405-world-triathlon-olympic-games-test-event,-i-convocati-%C3%A9lite-e-paratriathlon-azzurri.html\"><b>Paralympics Games 2024 in Paris <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thanks to the results of the last two years that have placed her<\/span> <b>among the top 10 athletes in the world who are selected to compete in the Olympic Games.<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visually impaired since birth, Francesca has never considered her limited vision as a real disability or obstacle: she has been swimming since the age of 6, at 12 she already started competing and at 20 she discovered<\/span><b> Triathlon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (swimming\/cycling\/running), which became her real passion and also a job. Currently <\/span> <b>enrolled in a degree course in Molecular Biology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Francesca combines her studies with an intense athletic training programme on a daily basis, as she herself said:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018My day is marked by training (two to three sessions per day), in between which there is studying. Last year I got up very early in the morning to do the first workout, then went to university for classes and attended any workshops in the afternoon, and then did the second and third workouts in the evening. Always very tight schedules requiring great concentration and commitment. In the evening I would then collapse. This year, as an Olympic year, the university has made it easier for me to manage my studies with the various training sessions during the day. This is also thanks to the      <\/span><b>scholarship provided by the university to support a<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipd.it\/doppia-carriera-studente-atleta\"><b>dual student-athlete career<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I am very satisfied with the path I am on: on a sporting level, in my studies and also on a personal level. Having to  <\/span><b>manage the university course, sport, planning my days, exams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has made me grow, mature and given me a lot of responsibility. With the skills and knowledge acquired in my studies  <\/span><b>I would like, in the future, to be able to contribute to research, the diagnosis of genetic diseases or the discovery of new drugs, new treatments<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\nSarebbe fantastico poter dare un contributo alla scienza, aiutare chi \u00e8 affetto da qualche patologia rara o malattia genetica e chiss\u00e0, magari anche diagnosticare la mia stessa patologia di cui ancora non \u00e8 stato identificato il gene responsabile.\u00bb <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Wednesday 17 July, Francesca met the Rector of the University of Padua, Daniela Mapelli, who was able to congratulate the young student athlete in person on her extraordinary sporting achievements: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Francesca is a student-athlete with great fortitude who is reconciling her university career with her moments of study in the best possible way,\u2019 said the rector. Hers is also a wonderful example of how the University of Padua has for years been committed to promoting wellness and sport at every level of the university world, for example by offering scholarships to support dual careers: we currently have 116 students who have benefited from them. I wish Francesca that in the coming years, compatibly with her commitments as an athlete which keep her very busy, she will be able to enjoy university life and the city of Padua even more, and that in the meantime she will be able to realise one of her dreams, which is   <\/span><b>to make a contribution to research on rare diseases through her academic career<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            \t    <\/div>\r\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\r\n\t<div  data-css_id=\"ot3a30\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_ot3a30 tf_w tf_clearfix\">\r\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\r\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_m50w34 first\">\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n            \t    <\/div>\r\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 22-year-old student from the University of Padua Francesca Tarantello will participate in the Paralympics 2024 in Paris thanks to the results of the past two years that have placed her among the top 10 athletes in the world who are selected to compete in the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":14228,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[116],"class_list":["post-14248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","tag-benessere-e-sport-en","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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Currently <b>enrolled in a degree course in Molecular Biology<\/b>, Francesca combines her studies with an intense athletic training programme on a daily basis, as she herself said:<\/p> <blockquote> <p>\u2018My day is marked by training (two to three sessions per day), in between which there is studying. Last year I got up very early in the morning to do the first workout, then went to university for classes and attended any workshops in the afternoon, and then did the second and third workouts in the evening. Always very tight schedules requiring great concentration and commitment. In the evening I would then collapse. This year, as an Olympic year, the university has made it easier for me to manage my studies with the various training sessions during the day. This is also thanks to the <b>scholarship provided by the university to support a<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipd.it\/doppia-carriera-studente-atleta\"><b>dual student-athlete career<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b> I am very satisfied with the path I am on: on a sporting level, in my studies and also on a personal level. Having to <b>manage the university course, sport, planning my days, exams<\/b> has made me grow, mature and given me a lot of responsibility. With the skills and knowledge acquired in my studies <b>I would like, in the future, to be able to contribute to research, the diagnosis of genetic diseases or the discovery of new drugs, new treatments<\/b>. Sarebbe fantastico poter dare un contributo alla scienza, aiutare chi \u00e8 affetto da qualche patologia rara o malattia genetica e chiss\u00e0, magari anche diagnosticare la mia stessa patologia di cui ancora non \u00e8 stato identificato il gene responsabile.\u00bb <\/p> <\/blockquote> <p>On Wednesday 17 July, Francesca met the Rector of the University of Padua, Daniela Mapelli, who was able to congratulate the young student athlete in person on her extraordinary sporting achievements: <\/p> <blockquote> <p>\u2018Francesca is a student-athlete with great fortitude who is reconciling her university career with her moments of study in the best possible way,\u2019 said the rector. Hers is also a wonderful example of how the University of Padua has for years been committed to promoting wellness and sport at every level of the university world, for example by offering scholarships to support dual careers: we currently have 116 students who have benefited from them. I wish Francesca that in the coming years, compatibly with her commitments as an athlete which keep her very busy, she will be able to enjoy university life and the city of Padua even more, and that in the meantime she will be able to realise one of her dreams, which is <b>to make a contribution to research on rare diseases through her academic career<\/b>'.<\/p> <\/blockquote>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14248"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14270,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14248\/revisions\/14270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}