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The goal and the purpose of the Para Sports Association of the City of Rijeka:

The development and spread of sports among persons with disabilities.

The development of sports and recreational activities of persons with disabilities.

High sports promoting creativity and creating conditions for achievement of high sports range.

Promotion of educational functions of sport, fair play, understanding, tolerance and responsibility through sport activities.

Basic activities of the Para Sports Association of the City of Rijeka are as follows:

Promoting the common interests of its members, coordinating and synchronizing their program activities.

Taking part in the process of defining the organizational criteria for the competition system in the Republic of Croatia.

Following and consideration of the current financial issues in sports for persons with disabilities in Rijeka as well as in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.

Organization of sporting activities for persons with disabilities in Rijeka as well as in the Primorje Gorski Kotar County, as well as organization of competition on all levels for all sports under the wing of Croatian Paralympic Committee and Croatian Sports Union for Deaf People.

Development of programs for international and regional cooperation, and including as many sports clubs for persons with disabilities in the process as possible.

Strengthening of the Paralympic principles through cooperation with similar organizations in Croatia and abroad.

Ensuring the financial resources for these activities.

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Antonio Franko

The image shows the Paratriathlon competition at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Antonio Franko is the best Croatian paratriathlete and a member of the Rival Triathlon Club from Rijeka.

Danijela Mataija with her assistant Antonija Frlan

Danijela Mataija, defending her title as national champion in Boccia, BC3 category, 2025.

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Call for Sponsors – Parasports Camps

We are looking for sponsors for free parasports camps for children with disabilities and parasports athletes with professional accompaniment.Help us provide them with an unforgettable experience! For cooperation and more information regarding donations, contact us

FILOmetRI – Humanitarian race

As part of the celebration of Faculty Day on May 5, 2022, the Student Union and the Sports Association of the Faculty of Philosophy in Rijeka, with the support and cooperation of faculty staff, are

Closing Project Conference “KIDS”

Date 6.4.2022. The Sports Association of Persons with Disabilities of the City of Rijeka held the final conference of the project entitled: Kinesitherapy activities for the inclusion of children with disabilities – KIDS. The project:

Antonio Franko

He is the first Croatian triathlete to compete at the Paralympic Games, debuting in Tokyo 2020 (held in 2021), where he won a high 5th place.

Winners, Danijela Mataija and Miroslav Matić

Organized by the Croatian Boccia Association, on September 20th and 21st, 2025, the national championship in Rijeka, a group photo of the celebration of the Rijeka team and the champion Danijela Mataija in the BC3 category for women and Miroslav Matić in the BC4 category for men.