Paralympics: Wheelchair sprinter Maxime Carabin takes first gold medal for Belgium

The Belgian won his race by a large margin....

Veni, vidi, vici. Maxime Carabin (23) provided Belgium with its first gold medal at the Paralympic Games. And how. The wheelchair athlete flew to a Paralympic record in the qualifications and also outshone the opposition in the final of the 400 meters. However, the Liège native has only been riding his wheeler for five years. In 2019, a dramatic accident turned his life upside down. "I have since taken life back with both hands."

Paralympics: Wheelchair sprinter Maxime Carabin takes first gold medal for Belgium

Wheelchair sprinter Maxime Carabin has on Friday taken the first gold medal for Belgium at the Paralympic Games in Paris. The 23-year-old from...

Wheelchair sprinter Maxime Carabin has won gold in the 400 metres final at the Paralympic Games in Paris.