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Ambra Sabatini (born 19 January 2002) is an Italian
Ambra Sabatini (born 19 January 2002) is an Italian Paralympic athlete
The Paralympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. As of 2020, the Summer Paralympics included 22 sports and 539 medal events, and the Winter Paralympics include 5 sports and disciplines and about ...
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She competed at the Dubai 2021 Paralympic World Cup
The Paralympic World Cup is an annual international multi-sport event for elite athletes with a disability, that has been hosted in Manchester, England, since 2005. It is organized by the British Paralympic Association (BPA) in coordination with t ...
, setting a world record.
The accident
On 5 June 2019, while on her way to anathletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...
training, Ambra had a road crash as a passenger on the scooter driven by her father. Their vehicle was hit by a truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construction ...
and as a result of the injuries sustained, Ambra suffered the amputation
Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on indi ...
of her left leg above the knee
In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two joints: one between the femur and tibia (tibiofemoral joint), and one between the femur and patella (patellofemoral joint). It is the largest joint in the hu ...
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World records
* 100 m T63: 14.11 (Tokyo
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, 4 September 2021) - current holder
See also
*List of IPC world records in athletics
World records in disability athletics are ratified by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). In Paralympic athletics competitions, athletes are given a class depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classes are as follows: ...
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sabatini, Ambra 2002 births Living people Paralympic athletes for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics World record holders in para-athletics Paralympic athletes of Fiamme Gialle Italian amputees Sportspeople from Livorno Italian female sprinters 21st-century Italian sportswomen