DIAZ COLON Yaimillie Marie

Yai (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Going to the beach, spending time with animals. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Student

Spanish

Emely Colon [mother]

She has represented Puerto Rico in softball at junior international level. (telemundopr.com, 28 Apr 2021)

She took up Para athletics at age 15 in Utuado, Puerto Rico. (telemundopr.com, 28 Apr 2021)

Her parents, a volleyball official and a physical education teacher, encouraged her to try sport. At age seven she began to play volleyball and at age 11 she took up softball, before switching to Para athletics. "When I played volleyball I was given a prosthetic in order to play better. With that prosthetic I could run long distances and I said, 'Why don't I try running as well?' And that's how I got into Para athletics." (telemundopr.com, 28 Apr 2021; primerahora.com, 28 Feb 2021, 14 Jun 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (elnuevodia.com, 14 Aug 2021)

Qualifying for the 2020 Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Her parents. (telemundopr.com, 28 Apr 2021)

She prays before competitions. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

"I don't really think about my prosthetic, I just do sports naturally without thinking about this physical condition, which has not really been an impediment for me." (primerahora.com, 14 Jun 2019)

"The sky is the limit." (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

She and fellow Para athlete Carmelo Rivera were named flag bearers for Puerto Rico for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (elnuevodia.com, 14 Aug 2021)