Ten facts that made the Paralympic World Championships in Athletics and Swimming great

Brazil made a historic campaign at the Paralympic World Championships Athletic This is swimming In July and August this year. In Paris, France, The Brazilian athletics team is the most representative group to climb the podium, from July 8 to 17, for all participants. Overall, there were 47 medals against 45 from China, but the Chinese led the table with two more golds (16 to 14). It was Brazil’s best performance in the event’s history.

In Manchester, England, from July 31 to August 6, The swimming team placed fourth overall, defeated Great Britain. In terms of gold medal tally, the campaign was better than those held last year in Portugal’s Madeira Island and in Mexico City in 2017. However, in terms of total numbers, the United Kingdom came second. in the Mexican capital (see below). In addition to these numbers, other facts made the Athletics and Swimming World Championships significant for Brazil. Check:

The best performance in history at the Athletics World Championships
Brazil had its best campaign in the history of the Paralympic Athletics World Championships, winning a total of 47 medals and finishing second at the event in Paris, France. Brazilians have never been so successful in a World Cup. This was the country’s 10th visit to the event and had its largest delegation – 54 athletes and 11 mentor athletes.

100th gold medal at the World Swimming Championships
The Brazilian Paralympic swimming team broke the barrier of 100 gold medals in the history of the World Championships.. Rio de Janeiro’s Douglas Matera won the country’s 100th gold on the second day of the tournament in Manchester.

Brazil has participated in the tournament since the inaugural edition in 1994 in Valletta, Malta. At that time, on November 4, José Afonso Medeiros, known as Cago, won the first Brazilian gold medal in the 50m butterfly S7 (Physical). – motor limitations).

In the United Kingdom, over the seven days of the event, the Brazilian team secured 46 podiums (16 gold, 11 silver and 19 bronze). With this, the country has now won a total of 294 medals in history, including 114 gold, 73 silver and 107 bronze.

More medals than China in athletics
At Paris 2023, Brazil finished the World Cup with two more podiums than the Chinese (47 to 45). However, the Brazilians were second in the general table of medals for Asians by two golds – 14 against their 16. The country also added 13 silvers and 20 bronzes, while the Chinese bagged 16 silvers and 13 bronzes. Not since the 2006 World Cup in the Netherlands has China been surpassed in the number of podiums at the tournament – except for the 2013 edition, when the Chinese went with the reserves and finished sixth.

Carol Santiago: Eight podiums in seven days at the Swimming World Cup
A swimmer from Pernambuco WArrol SantiagoFrom the S12 class (low vision), he is the athlete who has won the most medals regardless of gender at the Manchester Swimming World Cup.

He finished the tournament with eight medals in eight events: five gold (100m butterfly, free and backstroke, 50m freestyle and 4×100m freestyle medley relay – 49 points), one silver (100m breaststroke) and two bronze (4x100m medley medley relay). ) – 49 points and 200 m medley).

In addition, he broke the world record in the 50m freestyle heats with a time of 26.65 seconds. Prior to this, the best mark was from Pernambuco, who swam 26s68 in Italy in March.

Petruccio Ferreira: 8 years of dominance in the 100m class T47
rock Petruccio FerreiraThe He maintained his dominance for nearly eight years in the T47 class 100m test (hand amputees), taking gold with a time of 10s37 to win his third world championship. Since the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games, the athlete considered the fastest in Paralympic sport has won the event at major international competitions against athletes in his class.

This was Petruccio’s fifth medal at the World Athletics Championships. Apart from 100m gold at Dubai 2019 and London 2017, he has won two other titles – 400m at Dubai 2019 and 200m at London. He is also the reigning 100m Paralympic champion (Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020).

Women’s participation in the Paralympic Swimming World Championships
oh Brazil represented 15 female and 14 male athletes at the Manchester Paralympic Swimming World Cup. Compared to the previous edition, the participation of women has increased by 25% in the selection of 17 male representatives and 12 female representatives on the island of Madeira in Portugal.

In the United Kingdom, of the 29 Brazilian athletes invited, 13 swimmers made it onto the podium against 12 swimmers. Apart from the world record broken by Carol Santiago, three other women from Brazil set new benchmarks in the competition in individual events.

Gold in the 100m breaststroke S14 (Intellectual Disability) Deborah Carneiro of Parana broke the US record with a time of 1min 15s 10. Shopkeeper Cecilia Araujo, Class S8 (body-motor range), owner of two gold medals (50m and 100m freestyle) and three bronze medals (400m freestyle, 4x100m medley mixed relay – 34 points and 4x100m freestyle mixed relay – 34 points) , and recorded a new continent. brand. He did the 50m freestyle in 30s.03.

Finally, Mariana Kestera of Rio de Janeiro swam the S9 class (body-motor range) 50m freestyle in 27s70, also a new record for the US. The athlete left Manchester with five podiums: silver in 100m freestyle, bronze in 4x100m medley mixed relay – 34 points, bronze in 100m backstroke, gold in 50m freestyle and bronze in 4x100m freestyle 3 mixed relay -.

1 out of 10
oh July 12 marked Brazil’s biggest win at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Paris.. A total of 10 medals, five gold, three silver and two bronze, in addition to the two world records won by Beth Gomez from São Paulo in the shot put and discus, in the F53 class (they compete on chairs). Besides him, there were Ricardo Mendonza of Rio de Janeiro, 200m D37 (cerebral palsy), and 400m D11 (blind), Felipe Gomes, and Claudini Santos of Minas Gerais in discus F56. Other Gold Medalists

Silvers came in the 100m T13 (visually impaired) with Mato Grosso do Sul’s Fabricio Ferreira, and São Paulo’s Alessandro Silva in the F11 (blind) shot put, and in the 200m T37 with Christian Gabriel da Costa. Brazil’s two bronze medals that day were won in the sprint events. Fluminense Fábio Bordignon finished third in the 200m T35 class and São Paulo Mateus de Lima was in the same position in the 100m T44 (with lower limb handicaps).

11 world champions and 25 medalists at the World Swimming Championships
Brazil left Manchester with the highest performance in terms of medal-winning athletes. 86% of those invited returned home with at least one medal. Of the 29 Brazilians in England, only four did not make the podium. Additionally, 11 swimmers from the country were world champions considering individual events and relays.

take a breath
Shopkeeper Dalita Simplicio He experienced a veritable marathon of consecutive races at the Athletics World Cup in Paris. A T11 class athlete (blind) performed nine sprints in eight days of competition. He ran in the 100m, 200m and 400m round 1, semi-final and final events and won all the medals: one gold (400m) and two bronzes (100m and 200m).

12 US records were broken in Manchester
During the Manchester Paralympic Swimming World Cup, the Brazilian delegation was responsible for breaking 12 US records in seven days. This calculation does not take into account the world mark established by Carol Santiago in the 50m freestyle. Check out the continental records set by Brazilians in the UK:

Mariana Kestera (S9) – 50m Freestyle: 27s70
Medley Relay 4x100m Freestyle – 34 points: 4min 07s 27
Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay – 34 Points: 4min35s30
Mixed Relay 4x100m Medley – 49 Points: 4min28s63
Cecilia Arajo (S8) – 50m freestyle: 30s03
Talison Glock (S6) – 400m Freestyle: 4min 52s 42
Gabriel Arajo (S2) – 100m backstroke: 1min 55s 34
Douglas Matera (S11) – 100m butterfly: 58s28
Samuel de Oliveira (S5) – 50m butterfly: 31s21
Gabriel Arajo (S2) – 50m Freestyle: 51s30
Samuel de Oliveira – 50m Freestyle: 31min.58
Deborah Carneiro – 100m Breaststroke: 1min 15min 10

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