The Paraguayan Football Association, is the omnibus governing body of football in Paraguay. It organizes the Paraguayan football league, including futsal and beach soccer, as well as and the Paraguay national football team. It is based in the city of Luque, near the capital city, Asunción. Football is the most popular sport in Paraguay.
Tania Di Mario is an Italian female water polo forward, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and the silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She was also part of the Italian team at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Tania Sachdev is an Indian chess player, who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a two-time Indian women's chess champion in 2006 and 2007, one-time Asian women's chess champion in 2007 and three-time and current Commonwealth Women's Chess Champion in 2016, 2018, and 2019. She is also a chess presenter and commentator.
Paraguay competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support to the United States boycott.
Sabrina Conce Fiore Canata Morinigo is a Paraguayan handball player for UnC Concórdia and the Paraguay national team.
The 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the 10th FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer championship contested by men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. Overall, this was the 20th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the Beach Soccer World Championships which ran from 1995 to 2004 but was not governed by FIFA. This was the fifth tournament to take place under the biennial basis; the World Cup now takes place once every two years, having taken place annually until 2009.
Paraguay competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
Rosa Mística Miño Martínez is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brazilian Série A1 club SE Palmeiras and the Paraguay women's national team.
Fanny Paola Godoy Duarte is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Primera Federación club CD Juan Grande and the Paraguay women's national team. She has also played for the Paraguay women's U17 and U20 teams.
María Auxiliadora “Yaki” Martínez Vecca, also known as María Vecca and Yaki Vecca, is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a center back for Chilean club Universidad de Chile and the Paraguay women's national team. She has also played for the Paraguay women's U17 and U20 teams.
Mirta Raquel Pico Enciso is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Club Sol de América and the Paraguay women's national team. Pico has also played for the Paraguay women's under-20 team.
Lorena Beatriz Alonso Ortiz is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a defender for Club Sol de América and the Paraguay women's national team. Alonso has also made appearances for the Paraguay women's under-20 and under-17 teams.
Liz Natalia Peña Vargas, sometimes known as Natalia Peña, is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Libertad/Limpeño. She was a member of the Paraguay women's national team.
Ana Lucía Fleitas Martínez is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cerro Porteño. She was a member of the Paraguay women's national team and also played for the national under-17 and under-20 squads.
Dahiana Monserrat Bogarín Giménez is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Paraguay women's national team.
María Soledad Garay Cabrera, known as Soledad Garay, is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Cerro Porteño and the Paraguay women's national team.
Jennifer Magalí Mora Cáceres is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a defender. She has been a member of the Paraguay women's national team and the national under-20 team.
Jacqueline Diana "Jacky" González Servín is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder. She has been a member of the Paraguay women's national team and has also played for the national under-17 squad.
Fany Mabel Gauto Caballero is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brazilian Série A1 club SC Internacional and the Paraguay women's national team. She has also played for the Paraguay women's under-20 team.
Paraguay competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. It was the first time that Paraguay had participated in the Paralympic Games. They sent two competitors: T12 runner Melissa Nair Tillner Galeano and S9 swimmer Rodrigo Hermosa. Tillner came last in all three of the races she competed in, but achieved her personal best in all of them. Hermosa came 22nd out of the 25 competitors with a time just under 30 seconds.
