The para-canoe athlete streaked away in the kayak single 200m KL2 final, and has another shot at gold on Saturday
Australian para-canoe athlete Curtis McGrath, who lost both his legs in Afghanistan, made it back-to-back gold medals on Friday morning and has set his sights on more glory on Saturday.
“I know I’m not the best starter in the field, so I’ve been working really hard on that and thankfully that put me in good stead for half the race. Then my strength is at the end, so that’s where I came through.”“Hopefully the rain can bugger off,” McGrath said. “We’re just wanting to go out there and compete and that field that I’m up against is tough.”
“I was there searching for improvised explosive devices, clearing the way for school buses, for people going to work or whatever,” McGrath said. “I’m pretty content with my contribution to the country. It’s up to the people of Afghanistan now and hopefully they can find a peaceful resolution.“Obviously it’s a tragic situation in Afghanistan and my heart does go out to the people there.”
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