Canada’s Danielle Dorris captured gold at the Tokyo Paralympics in spectacular fashion, breaking the world record twice.
The 18-year-old swimmer from Moncton, N.B., won the 50-metre butterfly, touching the wall in 32.99 seconds for her second medal in Tokyo.
Dorris, who was born with underdeveloped arms, also won silver in the 100 backstroke.
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Canadian sprinter Marissa Papaconstantinou captured bronze in the women’s 100 metres.
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Racing in the T-64 category, for athletes missing one leg below the knee, the 21-year-old from Toronto crossed in a personal best 13.07 seconds.
Canada’s team has 20 medals in Tokyo with two days of competition remaining.
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