Bianca Borgella Explained

Bianca Borgella
Birth Date:10 January 2003
Birth Place:Tampa, Florida, USA
Hometown:Rockland, Ontario, Canada
Alma Mater:University of Ottawa
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Country:Canada
Sport:Para-athletics
Disability Class:T13

Bianca Borgella (born January 10, 2003)[1] is a Canadian para-athlete competing in the 100 metres and 200 metres in the T13 classification.

Early life and education

Borgella was born with leber congenital amaurosis in Florida. She moved to Rockland, Ontario with her family as a child.[2] She graduated from St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School in Hammond.[3] Borgella attends the University of Ottawa and is studying biology.[4]

Career

Borgella trained at the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club. After she turned 18, she started pursuing track competitively. She received her T13 classification in 2021.[5] In 2022, she won gold at the Canadian Track in Field Championships in the 400 metres, 100 metres, and U20 relay.[6] Also in 2022, she was presented with a Sam Estwick Memorial Award, which are awarded by the East Ottawa Lions Club to the outstanding athletes with disabilities.[7]

At the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, Borgella won silver in the T13 women's 200 metres[8] and bronze in the T13 women's 100 metres, setting a Canadian record for the event.[9] Also at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships, Borgella competed on the Canadian universal relay team, placing fourth. She will make her Paralympic debut in para-athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[10] Going into the Games, she is ranked number two in the world in the 100m.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bianca Borgella . 2024-07-31 . Canadian Paralympic Committee . en-US.
  2. Web site: Daignault . Louis . 2024-06-26 . Bianca Borgella emerges as new star in Canadian Para athletics . 2024-07-31 . Canadian Paralympic Committee . en-US.
  3. Web site: Loweys . Sam . 2023-07-20 . Double medallist Bianca Borgella Canada’s breakout star of the World Para Athletics Championships . 2024-07-31 . OttawaSportsPages.ca . en-US.
  4. Web site: Wilimek . Andrew . 2024-07-26 . Eight Gee-Gees to compete at Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics . 2024-07-31 . The Fulcrum . en-CA.
  5. Web site: 2023-04-23 . Borgella starts season on top of the world . 2024-07-31 . Ottawa Lions . en-US.
  6. Web site: Denver . Riley . 2024-02-02 . Athletics Canada Salutes Black History Month . 2024-07-31 . Athletics Canada . en-US.
  7. Web site: Cleary . Martin . 2022-10-06 . HIGH ACHIEVERS: Ottawa Lions honour their best at annual banquet . 2024-07-31 . OttawaSportsPages.ca . en-US.
  8. News: 2023-07-12 . Canada's Bianca Borgella sprints to silver medal at Para athletics worlds . 2024-07-30 . CBC.
  9. News: 2023-07-10 . Canada's Ouellet, Borgella surge to bronze at World Para Athletics Championships . 2024-07-30 . CBC.
  10. Web site: Dickinson . Marley . 2024-07-25 . Athletics Canada nominates 20 athletes for 2024 Paralympic Games . 2024-07-31 . Canadian Running Magazine . en-US.