Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games – Athletics – Men’s 800m – T53 Final – Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – September 2, 2021. Pongsakorn Paeyo of Thailand celebrates after winning gold and setting a new Paralympic record. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
Wheelchair racer Pongsakorn Paeyo completed a golden hat-trick at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo on Thursday.
Thailand also got two more bronze medals from wheelchair racer Saichon Konjen and taekwondo star Khwansuda Phuangkitcha as the sport made its Paralympic debut.
In the final days before Sunday’s closing ceremony, the 24-year-old Pongsakorn won his third gold of the Covid-delayed tournament and fourth for Thailand as he retained his 800m T53 title with a new Paralympic record time of 1:36.07.
World record holder Canada’s Brent Lakatos, who lost to Pongsakorn for…
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