Dilma Rousseff, the President of Brazil, received at the presidential palace some of the athletes who won medals at the IPC athletics world championships in Lyon. She took the opportunity to announce the list of the first 44 athletes to receive state aid to prepare for the Rio Paralympic Games in 2016. Support provided for in the sports development plan in Brazil, called “Bolsa Atleta », launched in 2005 and with a budget of 327 million euros.
— Published on August 8, 2013
