Watch more on iWantTFC Paralympic athlete Raymond Martin won gold in the 100 meter men's T52 wheelchair race at the 2020 Tokyo Games Thursday night. This is the Fil-Am's third Paralympic medal in Japan after previously winning two silver medals in the 400 meter and 1500 meter men’s T52 races. In total, he has won seven Paralympic gold medals and three silver medals in three Paralympic Games.
The 28-year-old had a slow start in Tokyo, trailing behind the Japanese contender but he was determined to cap the Games with a gold medal. His family missed the competition but they were all glued to every live stream of the Paralympic Games at their Strasburg, Pennsylvania home. Martin was born with a congenital condition called Freeman-Sheldon syndrome, a skeleto-muscular impairment that restricts the movement in his joints. But that did not stop him from pursuing a career in the Paralympics.
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