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Paralympics: In Rio there was no German victory in swimming, in Tokyo two in one day

2021-09-01T11:12:43.843Z


Gold medal at the Paralympic Games and a world record: swimmer Taliso Engel had a successful day - as did Elena Krawzow.


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The next gold medals for the German team at the Paralympic Games: Taliso Engel and Elena Krawzow gave the swimmers in Tokyo a golden day.

World and European champion Engel won the 100 meter chest in a world record time of 1: 02.97 minutes and undercut the previous record by six tenths of a second.

Engel relegated David Henry Abrahams (USA) to second place with just under a second and a half.

Already in the morning, the visually impaired 19-year-old had broken the old world best time in 1: 03.53 minutes in the starting class SB13.

Even Krawzow didn't give the competition a chance over the same distance.

The 27-year-old won the women in the starting class SB13 after a strong race to catch up in 1: 13.46 minutes.

After silver in London and a disappointing fifth place in Rio, Krawzow was crowned Paralympics winner for the first time.

It was the first German swimmer gold medal since London 2012; there was no triumph in Rio.

bka / sid

Source: spiegel

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