Venezuela signed in Tokyo its best Olympic performance in history. Now, from August 24 to September 5, it will try to replicate that success at the Paralympic Games.
26 athletes will represent the country in six different sports. Abraham Ortega (bullet impulse) and Lisbeli Vera (100m, 200m, 400m) will be the standard bearers for this ninth Creole expedition.
Athletics, which has already contributed the maximum number of medals to the national Paralympic history, is the specialty with the most classified, 16. with 13 of the 17 medals in the country in eight editions (1984-2016)
In athletics, in field tests they will say present:
- Yomaira Cohen (bullet impulse F37)
- Paola García (long jump T46)
- Wendis Mejías (F34 bullet and javelin impulse)
- Naibys Morillo (javelin throw F47)
- Rafael Uribe (high jump T44)
- Edwars Valera (F37 discus throw)
In the speed and middle ground are:
- Paola Pérez, with the guide Daniel Manzanilla (100m, 200m, 400m T12)
- Linda Pérez, with the guide Álvaro Casiani – (100m, 200m, 400m T11)
- Enderson Santos, with the guide Eubrig Maza (100m and 400m T11)
- Greilys Villarroel, with the guide Edickson Medina (100m, 200m, 400m T12)
- Norkelys González (400m T20)
- Edixon Pirela (400m T20)
- Luís Felipe Rodríguez (400m T20)
- Sol Rojas (200m and 400m T11)
According to Lisbeli Vera, the great Venezuelan promise of speed at Tokyo 2020, these “will be magical Games.”
“I am very proud to be a flag bearer and to represent my country. I dream of a medal. And I have worked to achieve it, “he said in statements reviewed by the IND.
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The rest of the Venezuelan representatives are:
In swimming:
- Belkis Mota (S12) in the 100m freestyle and 100m breaststroke
- José Gregorio Montilla (SB12) in the 50m breaststroke
- Ericsson Bermúdez (S7 / SB7) in the 100m breaststroke
In cycling:
- Víctor Hugo Garrido in the 3000m and time trial events of the C2 sport class
In table tennis
- Denisos Martínez (individual MS11)
In judo:
- Héctor Espinoza (-90kg B1)
- Marcos Blanco (-60kg B1)
In powerlifting:
- Clara Fuentes (-41kg)
- Wiunawuis Hernández (-55kg)
- Oriana Terán (-45kg)
They seek a historical conquest
In Rio 2016, Venezuela’s eighth participation in the Paralympics, the country achieved a harvest of six medals.
Three silver with Sol Rojas (400m T11), Luis Paiva (400m T20) and Omar Monterola (400m T37 three bronzes in the hands of Yescarly Medina (100m T37), Rafael Uribe (high jump T44) and Naomi Soazo (judo -70kg)
In addition, they won 23 Paralympic diplomas.
