Yaumara Casero Sanchez

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Limb deficiency

Origin of Impairment

Acquired

Further personal information

Residence

Santiago de Cuba, CUB

Sport specific information

Why this sport?

Coach Ananey Salas encouraged her to take up the sport because of her long arms. "I did not enjoy swimming, but this apathy became a challenge that I could overcome thanks to her."

General interest

Nicknames

Mimi (tvsantiagoenlared.blogspot.com, 16 Mar 2016)

Awards and honours

In 2018 she was named among the 10 Most Outstanding Para Athletes of the Year in Cuba, as well as the Best Youth Female Para Athlete of the Year. (jit.cu, 03 Dec 2018)

Ambitions

To win gold at the Parapan American Games and the Paralympic Games. (tvsantiagoenlared.blogspot.com, 16 Mar 2016)

Impairment

She lost her right leg after she was struck by a van while riding her bicycle in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. (tvsantiagoenlared.blogspot.com, 16 Mar 2016; tiempo-extra-90.blogspot.com, 27 Jan 2016)