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| Born | January 10, 2003 Tampa, Florida, USA | |||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Rockland, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Ottawa | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T13 | |||||||||||||||||
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Bianca Borgella (born January 10, 2003)[1] is a Canadian para-athlete competing in the 100 metres and 200 metres in the T13 classification.
Early life and education
[edit]Borgella was born with leber congenital amaurosis in Florida. She moved to Rockland, Ontario with her family as a child.[2] She graduated from St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School in Hammond.[3] Borgella attends the University of Ottawa and is studying biology.[4]
Career
[edit]Borgella trained at the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club. After she turned 18, she started pursuing track competitively.[3] She received her T13 classification in 2021.[5] In 2022, she won gold at the Canadian Track in Field Championships in the 400 metres, 100 metres, and U20 4 × 100 m relay.[6] Also in 2022, she was presented with a Sam Estwick Memorial Award, which are awarded by the East Ottawa Lions Club to the outstanding athletes with disabilities.[7]
At the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, Borgella won silver in the T13 women's 200 metres[8] and bronze in the T13 women's 100 metres, setting a Canadian record for the event.[9] Also at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships, Borgella competed on the Canadian universal 4 × 100 m relay team, placing fourth.[3] She will make her Paralympic debut in para-athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[10] Going into the Games, she is ranked number two in the world in the 100m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bianca Borgella". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ a b Daignault, Louis (2024-06-26). "Bianca Borgella emerges as new star in Canadian Para athletics". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ a b c Loweys, Sam (2023-07-20). "Double medallist Bianca Borgella Canada's breakout star of the World Para Athletics Championships". OttawaSportsPages.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ Wilimek, Andrew (2024-07-26). "Eight Gee-Gees to compete at Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics". The Fulcrum. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ "Borgella starts season on top of the world". Ottawa Lions. 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ Denver, Riley (2024-02-02). "Athletics Canada Salutes Black History Month". Athletics Canada. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ Cleary, Martin (2022-10-06). "HIGH ACHIEVERS: Ottawa Lions honour their best at annual banquet". OttawaSportsPages.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ "Canada's Bianca Borgella sprints to silver medal at Para athletics worlds". CBC. 2023-07-12. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Canada's Ouellet, Borgella surge to bronze at World Para Athletics Championships". CBC. 2023-07-10. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ Dickinson, Marley (2024-07-25). "Athletics Canada nominates 20 athletes for 2024 Paralympic Games". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-31.