THE world’s fastest Paralympian Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos said “lightning has struck for the third time” after he sprinted to his third Paralympic gold medal in the men’s T47 100m at the Paris Games on Friday.
Double defending champion Ferreira, who lost his left arm below the elbow aged two after an accident with a grinding machine, won in a photo finish in cold and wet conditions at the Stade de France.
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