Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Cape Verdean |
| Born | 25 July 1989 Praia, Cape Verde |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability | Visually impaired |
| Disability class | T11 |
| Event(s) | 100m, 200m |
Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo (born 25 July 1989) Cape Verdean Paralympic athlete.[1] She made her maiden Paralympic appearance representing Cape Verde at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2]
Biography
She had relocated from Cape Verde to Portugal in 2010s following her mother's footsteps who also moved to Europe in order to be closer with her spouse.[1]
Career
She competed in both women's T11 100m T11 and women's 200m T11 events during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3][4] She finished at fourth position in both women’s 100m T11 category and women's 200m T11 category heat events and narrowly missed out on qualifying to the next round in both events.
During the women's 200m T11 category which was held on 2 September 2021, her guide Manuel Antonio Vaz da Lega dropped to the knee in front of Pereira Semedo and conveyed his love proposal to her.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ a b "Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "Athletics Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 2 Results". .. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 4 Results". .. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Proposal between athlete and her guide stops the Paralympics". Fox Sports. 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Paralympics: Cape Verde guide proposes to runner on track | DW | 02.09.2021". DW.COM. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "A Paralympic Sprinter Got Engaged To Her Running Partner Moments After Their Race". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-09-03.