05/25/2024 – 16:22
This Saturday morning (25) Brazil ended the Paralympic Athletics World Cup at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium with the victory of six more medals, with emphasis on the gold achieved by Wallison Fortes from Rio Grande do Sul in the 200 meter T64 race (for amputees). of lower limbs with prosthesis).
And in the last test in #Kobe2024gave GOLD MEDAL TO BRAZIL!
In the 200m T64, Walisson Fortes ran 23s11, fell to the ground, but got up like world champion!!
You shined so bright, rookie! And you can be sure that Rio Grande do Sul is very proud of its result in… pic.twitter.com/YGC7sJ8Ddj
— Brazilian Paralympic Committee (@BraParalimpico) May 25, 2024
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Furthermore, the Brazilian team reached the podium with silver medalist Thalita Simplício and bronze medals from Jerusa Geber, Lorraine Aguiar, Rayane Soares and Rodrigo Parreira.
Wallison Fortes, one of the newcomers to the competition, won the 200 meter T64 race in an exciting way, suffering a fall, which led to the photo finish (digital image of the finish) determining the silver medal for the Brazilian due to an arm injury. advantage over opponents. However, shortly after the race, Italy’s Francesco Loragno, gold medalist until then, was disqualified for having invaded the opponent’s lane. As a result, Wallison was considered first place and met one of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) criteria to be accredited to compete in the Paris Games. However, athletes must wait for the CPB to call them.
“I’m very happy because this [essa vitória] guarantees my place in the Paralympic Games. It was a great debut at the World Cup. It’s not just my merit. It belongs to the entire team. It was a very difficult moment, seeing our house badly affected by the rain, my parents going through that situation. But this encouraged me”, declared Wallison, who was born in Eldorado do Sul, one of the places most impacted by the floods in Rio Grande do Sul.
In the women’s 200 meter T11 (intellectual disability) race, Chinese Cuiqing Liu set a new world record, with a time of 24.36, and took gold. Thalita Simplício from Rio Grande do Norte came in second place, with 24.95, and won silver. The bronze went to Jerusa Geber from Acre.
The morning has barely started and we already had a double for Brazil in the 200m T11 race at #WorldAthletics in #Kobe2024!
Thalita Simplicio took the silver medal, running 24.95 and Jerusa Geber took the bronze, running in 24.98.
Congratulations girls!! And get ready, because… pic.twitter.com/EMcTDZZVn2
— Brazilian Paralympic Committee (@BraParalimpico) May 25, 2024
Other bronzes in Brazil this Saturday were achieved by Lorraine Aguiar from Espírito Santo, in the 200 meters T12 (visual impairment), Rayane Soares from Maranhão, in the 400 meters T13 (visual impairment), and with Rodrigo Parreira from Goiás, in the long jump T36 (paralyzed brain).
With these medals, the Brazilian team finished the Kobe World Cup in second place in the overall medal table, with 42 in total (19 gold, 12 silver and 11 bronze). The leader was China, with 33 gold, 30 silver and 24 bronze.
What a reaction, Brazil!!
It’s bronze for Rayane Soares in the 400m T13 race, with a time of 56s78
This was our athlete’s third medal in the #WorldAthletics in #Kobe2024and this time it was by a SHOULDER of difference #BrasilParalimpico #AtletismoNoSportv pic.twitter.com/MWVkBvASr4
— Brazilian Paralympic Committee (@BraParalimpico) May 25, 2024
“We get out of here [Kobe] with a feeling of joy, a sense of duty accomplished. But, on the other hand, with a feeling of great challenge and great expectations for the Paris Paralympic Games, which are our main objective of the cycle. The World Championship demonstrated that we are on the right path. Many new people arrive through our training projects, such as the Paralympic Sports School, the Reference Centers and the Paralympic School Camping. This World Cup leaves us with the certainty that the future will be even better than the present”, said Mizael Conrado, president of CPB.
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