RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After a night of anticipation, the day dawned bright for Yeltsin Jacques. "Bira said: 'we have the chance to make history once again. Brazil's 100th gold in the Paralympics," he said.
Bira is Carlos Antônio dos Santos, a guide. Yeltsin is completely blind and needs to run accompanied. And in the 1,500 meters one is pulling the other.
Yeltsin had already won the first gold for Brazilian athletics in Tokyo, in the 5,000-meter race. Now, he marks his name in history as the owner of Brazil's 100th gold in the . . .
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