Greek sprinter Athanasios Ghavelas makes gold medal history at Paris Paralympics

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Greek sprinter Athanasios Ghavelas has won back-to-back gold medals in the 100m (T11) race at the Paris Paralympics.

Ghavelas first won gold in the 100m (T11) race at the Tokyo Olympics. He has become the first Greek to win gold in two consecutive Games.

The Greek sprinter was guided by Giannis Nyfantopoulos in the final and clocked 11.02 seconds to claim the gold medal once again.

Greece has now won 10 medals at the Paris Paralympics, including 2 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze.

Source: AMNA.

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