Tunisia’s Walid Ktila won gold in the men’s 100 meters T34 competition at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, with fellow Arab athlete Mohammed Al-Hammadi from the UAE taking bronze, in Monday morning’s final at the Japanese capital’s Olympic Stadium.
Ktila came in first with a new Paralympic record of 15.01 seconds, beating his own mark of 15.14s, which he set when winning gold in Rio de Janeiro five years ago. He also holds the world record in the 100m T34 event with a time of 14.46s.
The 36-year-old had previously won two gold medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games in the 100m and 200m T34 categories.
Meanwhile, 36-year-old Emirati Al-Hammadi, who was his country’s flag-bearer at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, produced a time of 15.66s to finish third and take bronze.
Rheed McCracken of Australia took the silver medal with a time of 15.37s.
