Moving On To 2028

Brianna Salinaro made her Paralympic debut in Tokyo while competing in taekwondo.

When her classification was removed from the sport ahead of the Paris Games, she made the transition into track and field to attempt to qualify for the Paralympics as a sprinter.

Salinaro adjusted to the sport quickly, winning two golds at the 2023 Parapan American Games before breaking her own national record in the women’s 200-meter T35 at the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials last month. However, Salinaro didn’t qualify for the U.S. team heading to Paris later this month.

With time to reflect since trials, Salinaro says she wasn’t fully ready to compete for a medal in Paris. She’ll now have four years to get herself ready to get on the podium in Los Angeles.

“After walking off the mat in Tokyo I’ve always said if I ever were to go for another Paralympics I didn’t want to be there unless I was in medal contention,” she wrote. “It’s not always about the medal and just qualifying for the Games is an honor. It’s just a personal goal of mine.”

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