Luca Kumahara

Luca Kumahara

Country

Brazil

Birth - Death

1995 -

Occupation

Sports

Description

Transgender Table Tennis competitor. Competed in three Olympic games in women's competition (2012, 2016, 2020). Considered the first transgender athlete in the sport. Colour commentator for Globo Television and Sportv network coverage of the 2024 Olympic table tennis events, being the first out transgender person to be a part of an Olympic broadcasting team for Globo.

See Also

• Transgender Athletes
• Globo Television and Sportv network

Further Reading/Research

• https://www.butterfly-global.com/en/column/detail/2212LK01.html
• https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/sports/2024/02/goal-is-to-continue-living-off-table-tennis-says-luca-kumahara-first-trans-athlete-in-the-sport.shtml
• https://www.outsports.com/2024/7/19/24097896/brazil-table-tennis-luca-kumahara-trans-broadcaster-globo-sportv/

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