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4th edition of the Sport + Accessible Award

Updated : 31/10/2025

Blue-bottomed poster announcing the “Sport + Accessible Award – 4th Edition | 2025”. At the top, in white letters, is the phrase “SAVE THE DATE”. In the centre, the title of the prize appears in large letters, with “SPORT” in white and “ACCESSIBLE” in orange, accompanied by a symbol representing a person in a moving wheelchair. Below is the date and place: “6 of NOV. MATTOSINHOS”. At the bottom are logos of the organizers and partners, including the Portuguese Republic, IPDJ, INR, Matosinhos City Council, Decathlon and Pista Mágica. Circular graphic elements in white, orange and purple decorate the background.

On November 6, at 2:30 p.m., the 4th edition of the Sports + Accessible Award will be presented at the Noble Hall of Matosinhos City Hall.

This national award is promoted annually by the National Institute for Rehabilitation, I.P. (INR, I.P.) and the Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth, I.P. (IPDJ, I.P.), with the mission of recognizing and disseminating projects that encourage sports and physical activity by people with disabilities, promoting their social inclusion.

The session will be attended by the representative of the winning project of the previous edition and will include the presentation of the international project “IDI4Sport”, reinforcing the commitment to innovation and international cooperation in inclusive sport.

The winning project will receive a monetary prize of € 7,000, awarded by INR, I.P., IPDJ, I.P. and Decathlon Portugal. This edition also offers 7 hours of online consulting specialized in volunteer management, worth 350 €, provided by the partner Pista Mágica.

Participation is free, but requires registration until November 3rd, via email: desportoparatodos@ipdj.pt.

This event is part of the celebrations of 3 December, International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Consult HERE the full programme.