Jose Sayovo Armando

Competing at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. (Athlete, 26 Aug 2012)

His coach and his guide. (Athlete, 26 Aug 2012)

Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi. (Athlete, 26 Aug 2012)

In March 2015 an illness prevented him from competing at the Grand Prix in Tunis, Tunisia. He suffered from typhoid fever while participating at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (portalangop.co.ao, 21 Apr 2015)

"Train hard to reach the goals." (Athlete, 26 Aug 2012)

He was named a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Solidarity Causes in July 2012. (angolarising.blogspot.co.uk, 06 Jul 2012)

He was the Angolan flag bearer at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (portalangop.co.ao, 21 Aug 2008)

In 1998, at age 25, while on a military mission as a sergeant, he was injured in an anti-tank mine explosion and was left permanently blind. (sayovo.com, 01 Feb 2012)

NATIONAL FIRST
He was the first Angolan athlete to win a Paralympic gold medal, winning three at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. (portalangop.co.ao, 21 Aug 2008)