Cuban President congratulates multiple Paralympic champion

Editado por Ed Newman
2021-09-02 10:41:58

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Omara Durand has won 3 gold medals and beaten two records at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Havana, September 2 (RHC/PL)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez today congratulated multi Paralympic champion Omara Durand, after achieving her second gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 event and seventh in the history of the Paralympic Games.

"Ten years undefeated! As has been said about the feat of this September 2, only Omara Durand can against Omara Durand. Hugs on your seventh gold medal, Campeona. #Cuba proudly reveres you," the president wrote on his Twitter account.

On a rainy day in the Japanese capital, the Cuban won the final of the 100 meters, class T12 (profound visual impairment), with a time of 11.49, her best time of the season.

The Caribbean athlete was followed by Ukrainian Oksana Boturchuk, runner-up, with a time of 12.03 seconds, China's Liang Yanfen, third (12.51), and Dominican Darlenys de la Cruz, fourth (12.53).

With Durand's title, the Cuban delegation accumulates three gold medals, one silver and one bronze in the Japanese competition and climbed to 33rd place in the table of medals by countries, which is widely led by China.



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