Femita Ayanbeku
TRACK AND FIELD
T64
2024 Outlook: There aren’t many moms out there contending for Paralympic medals, and fewer still who win their first medal in the same calendar year in which they delivered their first kid. Ayanbeku, who welcomed her daughter Nailah into the world in late January, could achieve that feat after making the Paris roster with a spectacular time in the 100m at the Paralympic Trials.
Need to know:
• Two-time Paralympian (2016, 2020)
• One-time World Championship medalist (bronze)
• Founder of Limb-it-less Creations, a nonprofit supporting the amputee community
Personal:
Age: 32
Hometown: Boston
Limb difference: Right below-knee
Read more:
Team USA page
IPC page
Amplitude: “Can New Mom Deliver a Paralympic Medal?”
Femita Ayanbeku
TRACK AND FIELD
T64
2024 Outlook: There aren’t many moms out there contending for Paralympic medals, and fewer still who win their first medal in the same calendar year in which they delivered their first kid. Ayanbeku, who welcomed her daughter Nailah into the world in late January, could achieve that feat after making the Paris roster with a spectacular time in the 100m at the Paralympic Trials.
Need to know:
• Two-time Paralympian (2016, 2020)
• One-time World Championship medalist (bronze)
• Founder of Limb-it-less Creations, a nonprofit supporting the amputee community
Personal:
Age: 32
Hometown: Boston
Limb difference: Right below-knee
Read more:
Team USA page
IPC page
Amplitude: “Can New Mom Deliver a Paralympic Medal?”
