Intellectual Capital Framework and Athletes with Disabilities: the Example of Bebe Vio

This paper tests the intellectual capital (IC) framework dedicated to elite athletes proposed by Aprile et al. (2022) on the Italian Paralympic champion Bebe Vio to determine the usefulness of this framework and its components. To do so, the study is based on primary and secondary data from and about Bebe Vio. The findings undrline that the IC framework offers a solid approach to determine and learn about the IC of elite athletes (regardless of its type). Additionally, the findings indicate areas that could be added/extended to successfully determine the IC of these persons.