Paralympic champion Toni Piispanen during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Photograph: Daisuke Asauchi/AFLO/Eastpress

Wheelchair racer Toni Piispanen won gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games 200-meter T51 class final on Tuesday.

With his rival, Belgian Peter Genyn, Piispanen came out of the curve like a rocket.

The winner was to be decided at the last straight line.

Eventually, it was Finland’s Piispanen.

“I am very happy that I was able to beat Peter Genyn, with whom I have had really tough competitions in previous years,” Piispanen said.

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