By Nicole Bogart, September 13, 2016
Four Paralympians made international headlines this week after finishing the men’s 1,500-metre track race faster than any athletes at the Rio Olympics.
Algeria’s Abdellatif Baka won the gold medal, setting a world record time of three minutes and 48.29 seconds. Ethiopian athlete Tamiru Demisse took silver with a time of three minutes and 48.49 seconds and Kenyan Henry Kirwa won bronze in three minutes 49.59 seconds.
