Paralympic 7 of the best athletes competing in Paris (and who originate origins from Latin America)
In the usual fashion, following the Olympic Games the Paralympics arrive. Here are some of the most famous athletes set to compete in Paris and include a number of Latin Americans.
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The lights are on for 2024’s Paris Olympics Another great sporting event is coming in the form of The Paralympic Games.
Beginning on August 28 and during the week and half, over 4,400 athletes will participate in various disciplines that are that are adapted to the needs of athletes in sports.
In 1988, the majority of the venues where Olympic sports were conducted will be used for those Paralympic tests.
These games, which first began in the year 1960, are designed to give a chance for competition in sports to those physically disabled.
This time around,, there is 549 races, each with medals.
Over the years, amazing sporting feats have been witnessed in the past, like the 55 medals American athlete Trischa Zorn has displayed or the feat of Italian fencing champion Beba Vio who was able to win Gold in the discipline she competes despite having arms or legs.
Latin America has also had unforgettable presentations. Mexico stands out with over 300 medals, out of which there are 104 gold.
Recent years have seen delegations like Colombia’s have shown impressive performances, such as the one they had during Tokyo 2020, in which they won 24 medals.
On BBC Mundo we want to reveal the seven athletes who will be participating in the Paralympic Games that begin this on August 28.
1. Timothy Adolphe (France)
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It’s the greatest dream of France for this Paralympic games, specifically in the 100-meter test (the tests are separated by the type of disability that affects these athletes).
Adolphe 34, blind from birth, took home the winner of a silver medal in Tokyo 2020. He is hoping that in Paris 2024, he will win his very first gold at the top speed competition.
This sprinter famous for his music professional career. He is a popular rapper at the French local level. He released his debut album in the year 2020, which is a year prior to Tokyo. Tokyo Paralympics.
2. Teresa Perales (Spain)
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It’s a re-imagined legend of swimming. The Spanish swimmer has earned 27 medals, out of seven of them gold.
After losing the ability to move from waist to hips in 1995 because of neuropathy, Perales who has also worked as a politician chose to devote his life to swimming.
His debut in Sidney 2000 was masterful: five medals. But it was Athens 2004 that he really shined with six medals and two of them gold.
Because of his accomplishments, his achievements, he is now one of the most well-known celebrities of Paralympic sports in the home country. He hopes to be in Paris 2024 to continue his work.
“15 days to dream and keep on in the pursuit of dreams. 15 days to work really hard and with a singular goal, to bring our best and to hope that it is recognized with an award. “Come on ” the man said in his X account prior to traveling.
3. Carlos Serrano (Colombia)
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This 24 year old Colombian boy is among the greatest Paralympic stars of the continent.
Born in Bucaramanga the city is just 350 kilometers to the from Bogota, He has achieved the status of being one of the top Paralympic swimmers not just in Colombia but across Latin America.
As a young man, the doctor diagnosed him with hypochondroplasia. It didn’t allow him to grow his bone mass. But that didn’t hinder him from achieving the seven Paralympic medals.
Three medals first in Rio 2016, and four more in Tokyo 2020. Two of them are gold.
Due to his achievements his achievements, in 2022 he was named the world’s best Paralympic swimmer in the world.
4. Noemi Alphonse (Mauricio)
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It’s one of the findings from the category T54 (paraplegic or disabled persons in lower limbs who are able to use their hands for driving in a wheelchair) of the medium and speed tests in athletics.
Alphonse has become the only African to compete in the final of an athletic competition at the Paralympic Games, when she was able to make it through the finals of 100m 400 meters, 1,500 meters at Tokyo 2020.
Now, he is hoping to win the medal that will be the first time for an African country to be awarded in the track and field tests of athletics.
5. Ezra Frech (USA)
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It’s one of the most significant discoveries in the field of Paralympic athletics.
Frech 19, who is just 19 and was born with a missing the left leg of his right and also without a few fingers set numerous records, which put him first in the race to be awarded the high jump trophy T63.
In the year 2000, he broke his world recordl by achieving 1.95 meters during the Paralympic Athletics World Cup.
Frech is also a motivational speaker, focusing in his topic of engaging in sports despite the physical obstacles that he must overcome.
6. Lauritta Person (Nigeria)
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Onye is one of the greatest athletes from 2024’s Paris Paralympic Games, especially in disc, bullet or javelin throws in the F40 ranking.
It is a Nigerian athlete is among the few athletes who have been awarded medals at all of the competitions in which she’s participated.
Then he broke the record of the world for the shot thrown. He has already been awarded the gold medal for his age group in Rio 2016 and is hoping to do the same in Paris 2024.
Onye is also famous for her role as an actress.
7. Amalia Perez (Mexico)
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She is among the most famous Mexican athletes.
In his sport, weightlifting, Perez has managed to achieve the gold at four times (Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020).
“I feel very excited, satisfied to know that I am already part of the team that goes to Paris 2024 and being my seventh Paralympic joust, today it is a pride for me to continue being part of the ranks of the para powerlifting where we will have the opportunity to be among the eight best in the world “, Conade informed the portal that is part of the National Commission for Physical Education and Sport.
Perez will be competing in the 61-pound weight class, where he’s dominated in recent times.
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