PARIS — Canadian wheelchair racer Austin Smeenk has won a bronze medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris.
The 27-year-old from Oakville, Ont., was third in the men's 100 metres for the first Paralympic medal of his career.
Smeenk earned sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s second medal at the track. Wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos was a silver medallist in the men's 400 metres.
Smeenk is the world-record holder in the 800 metres.
He will race the heat in the event Friday. The final is Saturday.
Smeenk was born with a hereditary form of paraplegia that causes stiffness in the lower limbs.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 2, 2024.
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