Beth Gomes, from São Paulo, who competed in the shot put and discus throw, did not set new records during the Brazilian Paralympic Meeting, which took place this weekend in São Paulo. Athletes from other competitions and modalities also stood out in what was the last stage of a circuit that covered 16 Brazilian capitals.
The event, which featured athletics, swimming and weightlifting disputes, had Mariana D’Andréa surpassing the Paralympic record in the up to 73 kg category in female weightlifting. The athlete, current Paralympic champion of the event, lifted 141 kg, one more than that recorded by Frenchwoman Souhad Ghazouani at the Rio Games (2016). However, as only marks that have been reached during one edition of the Games are included in these statistics, the weight will not count as a record. Ghazouani is also the world record holder at 150 kg.
Now, the São Paulo native travels to compete in the World Cup of the modality, which takes place between the 15th and 18th of December, in Dubai (United Arab Emirates).
We have reached the end of the Paralympic Meeting season #LoteriasCaixa from 2022! ??
There were 16 cities, 38 events and over 11,000km traveled. And now, in São Paulo, we say goodbye to this competition in style.
What an honor to have accompanied you here! ??
Until 2023! pic.twitter.com/2ZtI3JVWZT— Brazilian Paralympic Committee (@cpboficial) December 3, 2022
On a continental scale, swimmer Lídia Cruz recorded times that rank as the best in the Americas in two events in the S4 class (physical-motor impairment): the 100 and 200 meter freestyle.
In the 100, the carioca scored 1min25s51, surpassing the previous record (1min25s85), which belonged to the Mexican Nely Edith Herrera (achieved in 2017).
In the 200 meters, Lídia surpassed herself, completing it in 3min06s59, more than three seconds ahead of what she had achieved in April this year (3min09s85), also in São Paulo.
Lastly, it had an expressive mark on a national level in the long jump. Paulo Henrique Andrade dos Reis jumped 7.14 meters in the T13 class test (for athletes with visual impairments) and became the first Brazilian to surpass the 7-meter mark in history.
