Sunday (13) was world records for Brazil in Paralympic sport. Gabriel Araújo, 19, from Minas Gerais, set a new world record in the 50m butterfly class S2 (severe motor impairment) at the Lignano Sabbiadoro (Italy) stage of the Paralympic swimming world circuit (World Series). He swam in 56s62, surpassing the mark he had achieved in the heat of the same competition (the Italian stage of the World Series, world circuit of Paralympic swimming), with 57s21. In São Paulo, Bahian Raissa Rocha also broke the world record in the F56 javelin throw event, for athletes with lower limb impairment and who perform their throws seated. She reached 24.80 m, surpassing the old record, which belonged to the Iranian Hashemiyeh Moavi, by 30 centimeters. This was the brand that won her Paralympic gold in Tokyo, including.
The curiosity of Gabriel’s competition, in Italy, is that he didn’t even reach the podium. This happened because it was a multiclass event, which involved athletes with much smaller impairments. The gold, by the way, went to another Brazilian: Talisson Glock, with a time of 31.94. Talisson is S6 class. Gabrielzinho finished fourth. However, in the men’s 150 medley, the gold did not escape him, with a time of 3:47.04.
Brazil won two other gold medals in the competition, with Gabriel Bandeira (S14) in the men’s 100 butterfly and Lídia Vieira (SM4) in the women’s 150 medley.
World record surprises even Raissa herself
In São Paulo, in the 1st national athletics phase of the Loterias Caixa Paralympic Circuit, Raissa Rocha, who was still in the strength test phase, only wanted to throw at 23.96m, below the 24.39m that guaranteed her silver in Tokyo. . However, she went much further, reaching 24.80m. This was the first event of the season, which will include the Brazilian Paralympic Athletics Championship and the second national phase of the circuit.
