(UPDATE) PARIS — Brazilian swimmer Gabrielzinho won a remarkable third swimming gold at the Paris Paralympics on Monday while Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo became the first openly transgender athlete to compete in the Games.
PARIS — Brazilian swimmer Gabrielzinho won a remarkable third swimming gold at the Paris Paralympic s on Monday while Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo became the first openly transgender athlete to compete in the Games.Sherman Guity of Costa Rica left the world's fastest amputee sprinters in his wake as he won the eagerly awaited men's T64 100 meters , while 19-year-old Californian sprinter-jumper Ezra Frech claimed the first of what promises to be many track and field golds.
'It's a feeling of a mission accomplished, a duty accomplished. Because I came to Paris to get the three golds,' said Gabrielzinho, who has become one of the faces of these Games.In another outstanding swimming feat, Belarusian Ihar Boki won the 20th Paralympic gold of his career by winning the 50-m freestyle for the visually impaired.
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