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Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos wins Paralympic gold medal

Sep 5, 2024 | 12:26 PM

PARIS — Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos has won a Paralympic Games gold medal.

The 44-year-old from Dorval, Que., won the men’s T53 800 metres.

Lakatos collected his second medal in Paris after a silver medal in the 400 metres.

The veteran earned the 13th Paralympic medal of his career in his sixth Paralympic Games and the second gold medal of his career.