Omara Durand Explained

Omara Durand Elías (born 26 November 1991 in Santiago de Cuba) is a visually impaired Cuban sprinter, who competes in T12 and T13 events.^{[1] [2]} At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, she won gold medals in the 100 m – T13 and 400 m – T13 competitions. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics she won the 100 m – T12 event, setting a new world record at 11.40.^[2] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the Women's 400m T12.^[3]

Career

She competed at the 2011 World Championships, 2015 Parapan American Games, and 2015 Doha World Championships.^[4]

Following the 2016 Paralympics, Durand was named Best Female at the Paralympic Sport Awards.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Duran, Omara. 23 October 2015. IPC. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924042207/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=683749. 24 September 2015. live.
2. https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/omara-durand Omara Durand
3. Web site: Omara Durand wins sixth Paralympic gold medal. 2 September 2021. Tokyo 2020. en-US. 24 September 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210924095937/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/paralympics/news/cuba-s-omara-durand-defends-crown-and-wins-sixth-paralympic-gold-medal/.
4. Web site: Omara Durand - Athletics Paralympic Athlete Profile. 2021-09-02. International Paralympic Committee. en.
5. News: 2017 Paralympic Sport Award winners revealed . 8 September 2017 . International Paralympic Committee . 12 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190113122422/https://www.paralympic.org/news/2017-paralympic-sport-award-winners-revealed . 13 January 2019 . live .