Brazilian athletes snagged the first track-and-field golds of the Tokyo Paralympics on Friday, as elsewhere defending champions Australia booked their spot in the wheelchair rugby semi-final.
"I have speed, I have energy. I'm naturally fast, it's genetics," added Jacques, who will also contest the 1,500m and marathon in the T11 category. But ahead of Friday's competition, the 24-year-old, whose arm was amputated below the elbow after a childhood accident, said he was not feeling the heat."I have to be Petrucio and do what I like to do: running around like a child."
In the pool meanwhile, swimmer Abbas Karimi has the chance to become the first Paralympic refugee team member ever to win a medal after qualifying Friday morning in the men's S5 50m butterfly."We always train for a purpose, for a goal, and that's the gold," he said. "I'm going to go for the gold."
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