Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo Explained

Keula Semedo
Full Name:Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo
Nationality:Cape Verdean
Birth Date:1989 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Praia, Cape Verde
Sport:Paralympic athletics
Disability:Visually impaired
Disability Class:T11
Event:100m, 200m

Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo (born 25 July 1989), also known as Keula Semedo,[1] is a Cape Verdean Paralympic athlete.[2] She made her first Paralympic appearance representing Cape Verde at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3]

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.

Career

She competed in both women's T11 100m T11 and women's 200m T11 events during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4] [5] 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 marriage proposal to her.[6] [7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cape Verdean Para sprinter Semedo set for July wedding after Tokyo 2020 engagement . . Patrick . Burke . 17 January 2023 . Cape Verde's Keula Semedo.
  2. Web site: Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile . Paralympic.org . . 3 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Athletics - PEREIRA SEMEDO, Keula Nidreia . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . 3 September 2021 . 2 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210902223904/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1699553-pereira-semedo-keula-nidreia.htm . dead .
  4. Web site: Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 2 Results . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . 3 September 2021 . 31 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210831155702/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-100m-t11-rnd1-000200-.htm . dead .
  5. Web site: Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 4 Results . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . 3 September 2021 . 3 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210903024514/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-200m-t11-rnd1-000400-.htm . dead .
  6. Web site: Proposal between athlete and her guide stops the Paralympics . . 2 September 2021 . 3 September 2021.
  7. Web site: Paralympics: Cape Verde guide proposes to runner on track . . 2 September 2021 . 3 September 2021 . Keula Pereira Semedo.
  8. Web site: A Paralympic Sprinter Got Engaged To Her Running Partner Moments After Their Race . . 2 September 2021 . 3 September 2021.

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