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Brazilian para athlete swimmer Jessica Oliveira, known as “Jessyborg – the robot girl”, trains at Vasco da Gama Club on June 02, 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jessyborg is a 16-year-old base athlete at the Vasco da Gama club, tetra amputee and oral deaf as a result of meningitis meningococcal suffered at 10 years of age. Due to the disease, the athlete lost all four limbs, her hearing and part of her skin. Currently, she gives motivational talks, has just released a book and her big dream is to represent Brazil in a Paralympics Games. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
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