DURAND ELIAS Omara

Classification
T12, F12 (IPC, 04 May 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
Her vision impairment is the result of cataracts. (WOWOW official YouTube channel, 21 Aug 2019; trabajadores.cu, 17 Apr 2016)

Guide
Yuniol Kindelan, CUB, from 2015 (jit.cu, 20 Jan 2021)

General
RELATIONSHIP WITH COACH
She began working with coach Miriam Ferrer Fernandez in 2005. "I have always worked with Miriam. With her I have gone through everything. We have lived beautiful and special moments. She is like a mother to me. She deals with everything. It isn't only a matter of telling you how many laps you have to run or weights you have to lift. It's being on top of everything, even my daughter's school. I don't have any complaints from my family." (havanatimes.org, 24 Dec 2020; cubahora.cu, 14 Mar 2020)

MATERNITY BREAK
She took time away from competition following the 2012 Paralympic Games in London to give birth to her daughter. She returned to the sport in 2015. "I ran in London while pregnant. Of course, I didn't know that, and I didn't have any symptoms either. I think that my adrenaline and concentration on the competition only led me to perceive nothing. Of course for us athletes who are mothers the effort is a little greater. Having a baby and continuing to lead an athlete's life involves a lot of sacrifice. The greatest inspiration I have in my life is my daughter." (cubasi.cu, 09 May 2020; cubahora.cu, 14 Mar 2020; paralympic.org, 14 Mar 2019; trabajadores.cu, 17 Apr 2016)