• 'You have to accept the way you are'
    Lía Beel Quintana, after leaving professional track athletics, has taken up FitBoxing that requires lots of effort to judge distance. (Ñito Salas)

    International Women's Day 2024

    'You have to accept the way you are'

    A degenerative disease left her blind in her teens, but Lía Beel Quintana has always followed her own star: this former Paralympian and now a recent arrival to Malaga - an "accessible, but not easy" city - wants to enjoy other sports and teach Braille to adults

    Cristina Vallejo |