María José Vargas

María José Vargas is a Bolivian-born Argentine racquetball player, whose full name is María José Vargas Parada, born on 18 March 1993 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. She is the current World Games champion in women's singles, winning the title in Chengdu, China, and the current Pan American champion in singles, doubles and team events, as well as the current South American champion in women's singles and doubles. Vargas has 16 wins on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour and was the tour's number one player in 2023-24. As a junior she represented Bolivia at the International Racquetball Federation World Junior Championships several times, winning girls under 12 at the 2006 championships in Tempe, Arizona, and taking bronze in girls under 16 doubles with Yasmine Sabja in 2008.