September 18, 2025

ROSIE LAQUAYE and ERIC BAUWENS (BEL) awarded with EFPM “DIPLOMA OF RECOGNITION” 2025

Rosie Laquaye is a little girl like any other, (12 years old) except that she suffers from a motor disability that forces her to use a wheelchair.

Last year, the year of the Paris Olympic Games, Rosie set herself a (new) challenge: carry the Olympic flame and pass the relay… standing up! At her side was her coach and educator, Erik Bauwens, a Special Olympics Belgium ambassador who also carried the flame at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

A challenge accomplished with success!

A great lesson for all, for even greater inclusion in sport.