Brazilian Paralympian Earns Spot in Paris Olympics.

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Brazilian Paralympian Earns Spot in Paris Olympics.

Table tennis player Bruna Alexandre will make history as the first Brazilian to compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics, having been selected for Brazil's Olympic team for Paris 2024.

Bruna Alexandre, 29, lost her right arm due to a blood clot as an infant but started playing table tennis at seven. She won two bronze medals at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and added a singles silver and team bronze at Tokyo 2020.

She joins Poland's Natalya Partyka and Australia's Melissa Tapper, who also competed in both the Olympics and Paralympics. Partyka first competed in Beijing 2008 and London 2012, with Tapper joining her in Rio and Tokyo.

Croatian Sandra Paovic competed at the 2008 Olympics before a spinal injury in a car accident. She later won gold at the 2016 Paralympics.

Other athletes who have participated in both Games include South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius and swimmer Natalie du Toit.