SAN ANTONIO – Local blind paratriathlete Christian Chavez has been named to the 2026 U.S. Elite Paratriathlon Resident Team and is set to train full time at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, joining a high-performance program focused on preparing athletes for the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.
The San Antonio native was born without a left eye and has low vision in his right eye, making him legally blind. But that hasn’t stopped Chavez from training hard and becoming an exceptional paratriathlete.
Before Chavez left for Colorado Springs, he joined KSAT 12 Sports for an interview.
Mary Rominger is KSAT 12 Sports' first full-time female sports anchor and reporter.
She came to San Antonio from Mankato, Minn., where she worked as a weekend sports anchor at KEYC News Now. She has a journalism degree from Iowa State University and grew up in Southern California.
Mary enjoys golfing, sports and finding new spots around town.