SUZIGAN ABATE Laila

Date of Birth: 2 Aug 2000

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Sport Class: S6

Place of birth: UBERLANDIA

Birth Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 50m Freestyle - S6
	Women's 100m Freestyle - S7
	Women's 400m Freestyle - S6	8
	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points BRA Brazil	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Freestyle - S6 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle - S7 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 400m Freestyle - S6 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 400m Freestyle - S6 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
6	50m Freestyle - S6	2019	London, GBR	36.17
6	100m Freestyle - S6	2019	London, GBR	1:18.14
9	50m Butterfly - S6	2019	London, GBR	44.95

Previous names:

Laila Suzigan Garcia

Occupation:

Husband Luiz Matheus Abate

Languages spoken:

Praia Clube [Uberlandia, BRA]

Alexandre Silva Vieira [club], BRA

She began swimming regularly at age seven. (globoplay.globo.com, 07 Sep 2019)

She took up swimming as rehabilitation. (cpb.org.br, 05 Apr 2020)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 12 Jun 2021)

Brazilian Para swimmer Daniel Dias, Brazilian footballer Neymar. (webradiocidadamuriae.minhawebradio.net, 25 Jan 2018)

Philosophy:

"Believe in what you are fighting for before entering battle." (Facebook page, 07 Aug 2017)

General Interest

Classification
S6, SB5, SM6 (IPC, 16 Jun 2021)

Impairment Details
She was diagnosed with hereditary spastic paraparesis at age six after she began to lose balance when walking. It is a condition that causes weakness in the legs. (cpb.org.br, 05 Apr 2020; globoplay.globo.com, 07 Sep 2019)

General
BOOK
Her life story featured in a 2019 book called 'Guerreiras: Historias de Mulheres Para-atletas Nunca Antes Contadas' [Warriors: The Stories of Female Para athletes That Have Never Been Told]. The book documented the stories of five female Para athletes from Uberlandia, Brazil. (globoesporte.globo.com, 08 Jan 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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