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Rayane

Soares

Team Neoenergia's first paralympic athlete

Sport: Athletics

Date of Birth: 20/01/1997

Place of Birth: Caxias, Maranhão

Rayane became a Paralympic champion by winning the 400 meters in the T13 class (visually impaired) at the Paris 2024 Games. As well as the gold medal, the athlete broke the world record for the competition, a mark that had stood since 1995. She also brought Brazil silver in the 100 meters in the T13 class.

The athlete was born in Maranhão and grew up in the Federal District, where she entered paralympic sport in 2015 and built a successful career.

At 29, the runner has a big dream: to be the first Brazilian paralympic athlete to compete in Olympic athletics events. With the support of Neoenergia, she is improving her training on the athletics track in her quest to qualify for the Olympic Games. For her, visual impairment from birth, due to the malformation of her eyeballs, is not an obstacle to achieving this goal.

Main Achievements

Silver in the 100m and 200m at the World Championships in New Delhi 2025;

Gold in the 400m and silver in the 100m at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games;

Gold in the 200m, silver in the 100m and bronze in the 400m at the World Championships in Kobe 2024;

Gold in the 100m and 400m at the Parapan American Games in Santiago 2023;

Bronze in the 400m at the Paris 2023 World Championships;

Gold in the 400m and silver in the 200m at the Dubai 2019 World Championships;

Silver in the 100m at the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games.

Main Achievements

Silver in the 100m and 200m at the World Championships in New Delhi 2025;
Gold in the 400m and silver in the 100m at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games;
Gold in the 200m, silver in the 100m and bronze in the 400m at the World Championships in Kobe 2024;
Gold in the 100m and 400m at the Parapan American Games in Santiago 2023;
Bronze in the 400m at the Paris 2023 World Championships;
Gold in the 400m and silver in the 200m at the Dubai 2019 World Championships;
Silver in the 100m at the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games.

Rayane Soares became a Paralympic champion by winning the 400 meters in the T13 class (visually impaired) at the Paris 2024 Games. As well as the gold medal, the athlete broke the world record for the competition, a mark that had stood since 1995. She also brought Brazil silver in the 100 meters in the T13 class. She was born in Maranhão and grew up in the Federal District, where she entered paralympic sport in 2015 and built a successful career.

At the age of 28, the runner has a big dream: to be the first Brazilian paralympic athlete to compete in Olympic athletics events. With the support of Neoenergia, she hopes to improve her training on the athletics track in order to qualify for the Olympic Games. For her, visual impairment from birth, due to the malformation of her eyeballs, is not an obstacle to achieving this goal.

"Neoenergia's sponsorship comes at a challenging time that will help propel my career towards new achievements. It's the energy I needed to go further and show the world that sport is one of the best ways of social inclusion."