Hanna Arias

Started: She began swimming at age two. (santiago2023.org, 10 Nov 2023) Reason: Her family encouraged her to try several sports, including skating, artistic gymnastics, karate, surfing, taekwondo, triathlon and swimming. (santiago2023.org, 10 Nov 2023; Hablan los Protagonistas YouTube channel, 05 Oct 2023) Ambition: To win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games. (Hablan los Protagonistas YouTube channel, 05 Oct 2023) Awards: She and judoka Henry Borges were Uruguay's flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (medias.paris2024.org, 28 Aug 2024) She and Para judo athlete Henry Borges were Uruguay's flag bearers for the opening ceremony of the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile. (santiago2023.org, 10 Nov 2023)