Bianca Borgella
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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
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
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 4x100m 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
- ^ "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.