Yeny Vargas is a Peruvian athlete who competed for her nation at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, having only taken up the sport three years prior.
After being electrocuted at the age of five, part of one of Yeny Vargas' arms was amputated.
She came second in her event, but did not take up athletics fully until 2014 under coach Fredy Medina, while wanting to compete at a Paralympic Games.
[2] She was selected for the Peruvian team at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the women's 400 and 200 meters T47.
"[2] In the 200 metres, she finished in ninth position overall from the heats with a time of 31.49 seconds, failing to qualify for the final.