Isidro Vildosola is a Filipino para-athlete who competed in the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

in London.

Background

A native of Koronadal, South Cotabato, Vildosola lost his right arm as a boy in 1999 at a rice mill in

Marbel, South Cotabato Koronadal, officially the City of Koronadal ( hil, Dakbanwa sang Koronadal; ceb, Dakbayan sa Koronadal; Maguindanaon: ''Kuta nu Koronadal'', Jawi: كوتا نو كورونادال; fil, Lungsod ng Koronadal), also known as Marbel, is a 3rd cla ...

after he saved the life of a cousin whose malong gut stuck in a grinding machinery. After the incident, his father disowned him. Isidro was left with his mother. In high school, he was able to excel against abled-bodied competitors in a varsity meet which helped him secure athletic scholarship at the University of Southern Mindanao. He viewed

Eduardo Buenavista Eduardo Buenavista (born 13 October 1978 in Santo Niño, South Cotabato)ASEAN Para Games The ASEAN Para Games is a biennial multi-sport event held after every Southeast Asian Games involving disabled athletes from the current 11 Southeast Asia countries. Participating athletes have a variety of disabilities ranging from spastic, ce ...

and

Asian Para Games The Asian Para Games also known as Para Asiad is a multi-sport event regulated by the Asian Paralympic Committee that's held every four years after every Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities. Both events had adopted the strategy ...

. When training he focus on conditioning his amputated right appendage to counter the lack of balance caused by his disability. He also competed for his country in the

in London. In triathlon, Vildosola was part of the Wetshop Para-Tri team. He also competed in the

2015 IPC Athletics World Championships The 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships were a Paralympic track and field meet organized by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. The event was the 7th edition of what is now known as the World Para ...

, which was part of the

2015 London Marathon The 2015 London Marathon was the 35th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 26 April. The men's elite race was won by Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge and the women's race was won by Ethiopian Tigist Tufa. Th ...

References

Paralympic track and field athletes for the Philippines Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Filipino amputees Sportspeople from South Cotabato Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Child amputees Filipino male middle-distance runners Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games {{Philippines-athletics-bio-stub