The Disqualified Athlete in Paris, Elena Congost, Walks Away From the Tracks because of Cancer: “As Much as We Take Care of ourselves...”

Paralympic athlete Elena Congost (Vic, 37) announced this Wednesday that she is moving away from the clues to having a cancer treatment. She told it herself in an interview at Esport Club Esport3: “I’m living another kind of career at a complicated time in my life’s health.” Continue reading

Paralympic athlete Elena Congost announced this Wednesday her temporary retirement from the track to undergo treatment for cancer. The news was communicated by herself in an interview with the Esport Club d’Esport3 program, where she shared her personal situation with great courage and transparency. Congost expressed: “I am living […] The entry Paralympic athlete Elena Congost faces her most difficult race: the fight against cancer appeared firs…

The focus pointed to Barcelona’s athlete Elena Congost in the past Paralympic Games in Paris, after she was denied the bronze medal despite having finished the T12 marathon test in third place. The judges accused her of having released the rope that linked her to her guide, Mia Carol. Congost, now, wants media attention to stop focusing on her. Congost explained in an interview to the Esport3 channel that she is dealing with cancer.