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The story of the new minister is emotional. Eduard novak he lost a leg in a car accident in 1996. At the time he was skating, a sport he abandoned in favor of cycling.
Eduard Novak lost his right foot in an accident in 1996: “It took me two years to understand the purpose of my life!”
“I was going to a competition in Italy. I was 19 years old. The weather was very bad. It was snowing, the road was under construction. I was in the car with my parents. The car skidded and we hit the parapet. The parapet was ahead and protruded I had no speed, I could barely see the road, it was snowing so hard. After hitting and turning on the light, I looked down and saw that the parapet was on the car. I didn’t have a middle toe. “remember the unfortunate fact Novak.
“Not only did I lose my right foot, I was on the Nagano skating team and it took me two years to figure out what my life was about. Maybe that was my life’s destiny to ride a bike. Before the Paralympics I was very close to being trampled on by a car in Manchester and I said if I didn’t step on it now I would be successful., the story of the new minister, a few years ago, for digisport.ro.
After the accident, the man from Harghita underwent surgery in Luduș, without success, due to infections that appeared after the intervention. Then he was treated in Budapest, and after two years he started cycling, first as an amateur.
Eduard Novak: “The competitors here have other ideas about life!”
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Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Eduard novak he did sports in parallel with his school work.
In 2012, he won the gold medal in Paralympic Games since London, being the only Romanian who has such a distinction in his history. to BeijingIn 2008, he took silver in the road time trial.
“In London, I felt like I had nothing to look for there, because they only amputated my right foot. But these are very complicated cases. However, if you see the faces of the athletes … Even the last day they were at the disco in their wheelchairs and if you had seen the joy it was, you would have realized that life goes on and all problems are solved . The competitors here have other ideas about life. “, the history Novak, for digisport.ro.
In addition to the Olympic medals, the man from Harghita is also proud of the world and European awards. In February 2020, she won three medals at the Paralympic World Championships in Canada, and in 2019 she won a bronze at the competition held in the Netherlands.
Eduard Novak’s son, on the brink of tragedy in 2019: “I was surprised!”
Eduard novak, who is the president of the Cycling Federation since 2013 and in 2012 founded a professional team (current Novak Team, ex Tuşnad Cycling), wants to participate in Paralympic Games since Tokyo, starting in 2021. It would be his fifth participation in the most important competition in the world.
The Romanian is unhappy that people with disabilities in Romania are ignored. “In Romania it is like Sparta, if you are not complete, you should be thrown off a cliff. It is a shame that such a large country has so few athletes in the Paralympic Games.said the athlete from Miercurea Ciuc.
In 2019, the new minister was on the verge of a tragedy, when his 13-year-old son was hit by a car. A driver speeding around a curve threw him on his bicycle. “I’m surprised. Seeing your son in the gutter, knowing that he was thrown four meters”, he said Novak, immediately after the accident.
Tags: the Paralympic Games , eduard novak , cycling romania , Minister of Youth and Sports
