Alaize wears a below-the-knee prothesis limb during a training sessions in Antibes, southern France on August 24, 2020. Photo: AFP
The Paralympics is full of stories of disabled athletes overcoming the odds to achieve sporting greatness but few bear the trauma of Jean-Baptiste Alaize.
The 29-year-old French sprinter and long-jumper, who features in Netflix documentary Rising Phoenix, was just three years old when he lost his right leg.
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