The Sports Day: Silver withdrawn again: Drama surrounding German prosthetic sprinter

The Sports Day
Silver withdrawn again: Drama surrounding German prosthetic sprinter

07.09.2024, 20:41

Nothing with silver: prosthetic sprinter Felix Streng was disqualified after the final of the 200 meters at the Paralympics in Paris. The 29-year-old had left his lane in the final of the T64 starting class for below-knee amputees at the Stade de France when he ran into second place with a season's best time of 21.86 seconds.

Gold against Sherman Isidro Guity Guity (21.32). The 100-meter winner from Costa Rica set a Paralympic record in front of 77,000 spectators. The Dutchman Levi Vloet (22.47), who actually came third, was delighted to win silver. The South African Mpumelelo Mhlongo (22.62) also supported with bronze. Strength missed his third Paralympic victoryThe sprinter, who trains in London, ran to gold in the 100 m in Tokyo. He also won with the 4×100-meter relay in Rio.