LEONELLI Tamara

Athlete, Student

Education - Santo Tomas University, Santiago, CHI

Spanish

Her mother Paola played volleyball at national level in Chile. (adnradio.cl, 10 May 2021)

She took up the sport in 2013. (paralympic.org, 24 Nov 2019)

She tried several sports including athletics, tennis, basketball and swimming, but liked Para table tennis the most. "It was love at first sight. I liked that you can train all by yourself because I did not like team sports. I love this sport. It makes me overcome myself every day and in the end that's what I like the most." (adnradio.cl, 10 May 2021; olympics.com, 28 Aug 2020)

To win gold at the Paralympic Games. (biobiochile.cl, 09 Nov 2020)

She lives and trains at the Paralympic High Performance Centre in Santiago, Chile. She trains for up to seven hours daily, with five hours focused on the table across two sessions, and up to 90 minutes of gym work. (adnradio.cl, 10 May 2021)

Qualifying for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (adnradio.cl, 10 May 2021)

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal. (biobiochile.cl, 09 Nov 2020)

Her mother. (adnradio.cl, 10 May 2021)

"The most important thing is to have the desire of doing something and to dare to do it. If it goes wrong, then it goes wrong. But if it goes well then you win it all." (olympics.com, 28 Aug 2020)