Floralia Estrada Bernal

Started: She took up Para sports at age 15 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017; deporte.org.mx, 03 Sep 2008) Reason: She tried different sports, including wheelchair basketball, before becoming interested in throwing events in athletics. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017) Ambition: To win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (Vivir Sin Limites YouTube channel, 23 Nov 2023) Awards: She received a Sports Merit Award in the Para sports category in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in recognition of her performances in 2017. (paraleloinformativo.com, 18 Dec 2017; vallartaindependiente.com, 09 Dec 2017) Additional Info: FROM BASKETBALL TO ATHLETICS She represented Mexico in both wheelchair basketball and athletics at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. She had hoped to compete in wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, but the national team failed to qualify and she began to train solely in Para athletics in September 2015. "It was the first time the national team did not qualify for the Games, so I decided to take a rest and focus on an individual sport." (SportsDeskOnline, 23 Aug 2016; estoenlinea.oem.com.mx, 13 Dec 2015; deporte.org.mx, 03 Sep 2008)