On a sun-bright track at La Paz’s Baja Californian Sports Institute, the state’s para athletes closed their qualifying meet with the kind of focus that makes a team. Officials confirmed the state stage of the 2025 National Paralympics has concluded, setting up the technical review that will determine who wears Baja California Sur’s colors at the national finals.
The competition unfolded on the track of the Sports Complex at INSUDE in La Paz, with athletes from La Paz, Los Cabos, and Loreto chasing personal bests across track and field. It was the final, necessary rep before selectors sit down with the numbers. That review will weigh times, distances, and classifications to assemble a roster designed to compete in November’s national meet in Aguascalientes.
Across para-athletics, standouts earned podiums and kept selectors busy. Among those finishing at or near the top: Sophia Miranda, Dannia Pacheco, Dannia Rosales, Raúl Cota, Christopher Camarena, Diego Falcón, Ángel Reyes, Manuel Sánchez, Diego González, Santiago Ayala, Rosa Reinecke, Jasmine Mackliz, Nicole Pineda, Sergio Ocaña, Jesús Rivera, Miguel López, José Guzmán, Gian Geraldo, Jennifer Pérez, Luis Sánchez, Andrés Jared, Estrella Rodríguez, José Miguel Madrid, Zahid García, María de Jesús Madero, Adriana Hurtado, Ángel Murillo, Matías Hernández, José Luis Orantes, Edward Flores, Diego Torres, José Manuel Guzmán, and Kinnaird Rowan. Their results now move from the track to the spreadsheets, where tiny margins can decide a place on the bus.
Selection with standards
What happens next is not guesswork. State officials apply CONADE’s published rules and calendars to validate marks, confirm classifications, and formalize the list that advances. Those national rules—set out in the 2025 calls and general regulations—define who can be registered, how final rosters are built, and when appeals apply. In plain terms, athletes earn their spots by meeting technical benchmarks within official categories, and the state submits only those who qualify.
The road points to Aguascalientes
Baja California Sur’s qualifiers are headed toward a national final scheduled in Aguascalientes, with the national calendar concentrated in late October and November. That timetable is reflected in state communications and in parallel updates from other states preparing their delegations for a meeting based in Aguascalientes this fall. It’s a tight window, but a realistic one: selectors finalize in August, travel plans firm up in September, and athletes sharpen in October.
Beyond medals, days like this keep athletes motivated and communities engaged. For many competitors, the La Paz meet is where years of training meet a stopwatch, and where a slight improvement becomes the difference between “almost” and “you’re in.” The state has framed the trials as part of a broader push on inclusion, and the venue choice—INSUDE’s central track—underscored that message.
Expect an official list of selected athletes once the technical analysis wraps. That list will reflect the balance of performance, classification, and depth across events. For readers in La Paz, Los Cabos, and Loreto, this is the moment to learn the names, because the next time you hear them, they could be on a national podium.
