Omara Durand with gold and Parapan American record in the 100 meters

Havana, Nov 23.-With a record for the event of 11.65 seconds (s), the stellar Cuban sprinter Omara Durand today won the gold medal in the 100 meters (m), T12 category (deep visual impairments), in para-athletics of the VII Parapan American Games Santiago de Chile 2023.

At the Mario Recordón Athletic Center, Durand, world record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 m, and winner of eight gold medals in the Paralympic Games, together with his guide Yuniol Kindelán won the hectometer title to achieve his second gold medal in that competition. continental.

With that performance she equaled her mark in that test of 11.65 s, achieved in the 2015 Toronto edition.

Owner of 14 titles in world events, the phenomenal para-athlete from Cuba previously dominated heat 1 semifinal with a time of 11.68 s, according to the official website of the contest.

Behind her, the Venezuelan Alejandra Paola Pérez (12.58 s) and the Brazilian Lorraine Gómez, silver and bronze medalists, respectively, completed the awards podium.

This Tuesday in the 200 m, the woman from Santiago won her first crown in the Chilean capital with a time of 23.63 s.

Previously, she had set a Parapan American record in the double hectometer with her victory in heat 1, stopping the clocks at 23.59 s, improving the 23.67 s of Lima 2019.

Durand would still have a third chance to achieve another gold medal, when he competes in the 400 m T12. (Text: ACN) (Photo: JIT)