Lindy Ave

Started: She took up Para athletics in 2007 at school in Neubrandenburg, Germany. She got involved in the sport seriously in 2010 at Sportclub Neubrandenburg. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017; uefz-neubrandenburg.de, 2016) Reason: Her doctor recommended that she try sport. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017) Ambition: To set a world record at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (Instagram profile, 25 May 2024) Awards: She was named the 2018 Para Athlete of the Year by the Sports Federation of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Germany. (ksbv-g.de, 12 Mar 2019) She was named the 2017 Youth Para Athlete of the Year by the German Sports Aid Foundation. (dbs-npc.de, 15 Oct 2017) Additional Info: MATERNITY BREAK She returned to competition following a maternity break to win silver in the T38 400m at the 2024 World Championships in Kobe, Japan. She had won gold in the event in a then world-record time at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. "I never would have expected that I would now be close to my personal best after such a long maternity leave. I definitely want to repeat my world record in Paris [at the 2024 Paralympic Games]." (Instagram profile, 25 May 2024; dbs-npc.de, 23 May 2024)