Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo (born 25 July 1989), also known as Keula Semedo, is a Cape Verdean
Paralympic athlete
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She made her first Paralympic appearance representing
Cape Verde at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Biography
She had relocated from Cape Verde to Portugal in 2010s following her mother's footsteps who also moved to Europe in order to be closer with her spouse.
Career
She competed in both
women's T11 100m T11 and
women's 200m T11 events during the
2020 Summer Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...
. She finished at fourth position in both women's 100m T11 category and women's 200m T11 category heat events and narrowly missed out on qualifying to the next round in both events.
During the women's 200m T11 category which was held on 2 September 2021, her guide Manuel Antonio Vaz da Lega dropped to the knee in front of Pereira Semedo and conveyed his marriage proposal to her.
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1989 births
Living people
Cape Verdean female sprinters
Paralympic athletes for Cape Verde
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Cape Verdean expatriates in Portugal
Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Sportspeople from Praia