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Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos earns Paralympic silver in men’s 400m

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PARIS - Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos has earned a silver medal at the Paralympic Games.

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PARIS – Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos has earned a silver medal at the Paralympic Games.

The Dorval, Que., native finished with a season-best time of 47.24 seconds in the men’s T53 400-metre final to collect his 12th career medal in his fifth Paralympics.

Paralympic and world-record holder Pongsakorn Paeyo of Thailand struck gold in 46.77 seconds.

Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos has earned a silver medal at the Paralympic Games. Lakatos competes in the Men’s 5000m T54 Final at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, France on August 31, 2024. // Brent Lakatos participe à la finale masculine du 5 000 m T54 aux Jeux paralympiques de 2024 à Paris, France, le 31 août 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-CANADIAN PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE, Angela Burger, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos has earned a silver medal at the Paralympic Games. Lakatos competes in the Men’s 5000m T54 Final at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, France on August 31, 2024. // Brent Lakatos participe à la finale masculine du 5 000 m T54 aux Jeux paralympiques de 2024 à Paris, France, le 31 août 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-CANADIAN PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE, Angela Burger, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Meanwhile, American Brian Siemann took bronze in 47.84 seconds.

The 44-year-old Lakatos was the leading qualifier in Heat 2 earlier Sunday with a then-season best of 49.04 seconds.

It’s his first medal in Paris after picking up four silvers at the Tokyo Games in 2021.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 1, 2024.

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