Omara Durand
Discipline: Athletics
Country: Cuba
Her talent was spotted by one of her physical education teachers at a very young age. In 2015, she made history when she clocked the fastest 100m time ever by a female Para-athlete at the Toronto 2015 Parapan Am Games in Canada. She has visual impairment due to cataracts.
Motivational quote: “If you don’t dream in sport, you can’t be an athlete. You have to dream big.