2016 Rio Paralympics - Athletics - Men's 1500m - T13 Final - Olympic Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 11/09/2016. Abdellatif Baka of Algeria (C) wins the gold medal in the event while Tamiru Demisse of Ethiopia (L) takes the silver. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.
RIO DE JANEIRO: The Baka twins from Algeria are basking in Paralympic glory after one set a record in the 1,500m – and both managed to run faster than the winner of the Olympics last month.
The 22-year-olds’ achievement in the T13 category for the visually impaired has renewed discussion over the future of the Paralympics, where boundaries are gradually blurring between the top performers and their able-bodied counterparts in the Olympics.
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