Isabel Lopez

Started: She took up the sport at age 19. (sportvalladolid.wordpress.com, 13 Dec 2016) Reason: She originally played non-Para football before she was introduced to Para sports by a friend. "He [football coach] told me I could not continue playing because of my legs. I was so angry. I stepped aside and some months later a friend made me discover Para sports. At that moment I opened my eyes and said farewell to football. I closed that chapter and forgot about it." (sportvalladolid.wordpress.com, 13 Dec 2016) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (Instagram profile, 22 Apr 2024) Awards: In 2012 she received a Sports Merit Medal from the municipality of Guadalajara, Mexico. (excelsior.com.mx, 15 Dec 2012) Additional Info: FROM MEXICO TO SPAIN She initially represented Mexico in wheelchair basketball. She was part of the Mexican team that reached the quarterfinals at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London and continued to represent the nation until 2015 when she moved to Spain. She was named to the Spanish national training squad in 2016, but she was unable to represent her new nation until she received Spanish citizenship in 2019. (elnortedecastilla.es, 23 Sep 2016; cope.es, 19 May 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 05 Aug 2021; lavozinclusiva.org, 10 Dec 2019; sportvalladolid.wordpress.com, 13 Dec 2016)

Sporting Relatives: Her husband Eduardo Prieto represented Mexico in wheelchair basketball at the world championships in 2010 and 2014. (SportsDeskOnline, 21 May 2024)