It was a season best with 33.04 in the ladies' 200 meters T11 for the Cape Verde athlete.
But despite that, the 32-year-old finished very last in the heat and was knocked out.
But it is what happened afterwards that became the competition's big snack.
Companion Manuel Antonio Vaz da Vega, who is with the runner, took his visually impaired partner aside and fell to his knees to the great cheers of those around him.