Algeria's paralympian Abdellatif Baka brother Fouad Baka finished 4 th in same event ( 1500m - T12/13 ) . Even he could have won gold in Rio Olympics...
So far, I know only in events like Archery & Shooting, impaired/paralympian athletes are competing in regular Olympics... Soon or later, these Paralympians will even compete in Track & Field...
@Nagendra ;; You are forgeting Oscar Pistorious "The Blade Runner". He participated in both Paralympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. In my opinion, his prosthetic blades gave him undue advantage in running over normal people.
Also only the Final was unusually slow in Rio Olympics. The Heats qualification had timings of 3:38:31 which was way faster then what these guys achieved in Paralympic.
Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia wins gold at Rio Paralympics. He won gold earlier in 2004 Athens Paralympics. First Paralympian to win two Gold medals and/or medals(not sure)... First person to win 2 gold medals in individual events in both Olympics & Paralympics..
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So far, I know only in events like Archery & Shooting, impaired/paralympian athletes are competing in regular Olympics... Soon or later, these Paralympians will even compete in Track & Field...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6cFVFCWEDU
Also only the Final was unusually slow in Rio Olympics. The Heats qualification had timings of 3:38:31 which was way faster then what these guys achieved in Paralympic.
now-a-days, my memory power getting lower...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/Javelin-thrower-Devendra-Jhajharia-wins-gold-at-Rio-Paralympics/articleshow/54320214.cms
Really feeling Proud!!!So far we have won 2 Golds,1 Silver and 1 Bronze.