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Paralympic swimmer Ugo Didier wins France’s first gold

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Swimmer Ugo Didier won France’s first gold medal of the Paris Paralympics on Thursday.Didier, who was born with reduced use of his legs, won the 400m freestyle event in the S9 category and was roared home by French supporters at La Defense Arena.The 22-year-old student timed 4min 12.55sec, a second and a half ahead of Simone Barlaam of Italy, while world record holder Brenden Hall from Australia took the bronze medal.You must be logged in to post a comment.Why are you flagging this comment?I disagree with this userTargeted harassment - posted harassing comments or discussions targeting me, or encouraged others to do soSpam - posted spam comments or discussionsInappropriate profile - profile contains inappropriate images or textThreatening content - posted directly threatening contentPrivate information - posted someone else's personally identifiable informationBefore flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities.

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