• Paralympic champion beats able-bodied rivals with jump of 8.10m
• British long jumpers Chris Tomlinson and Dan Bramble back Olympics claimsThe German Paralympic long jump champion,Markus Rehm, has stepped up his tender to compete in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro by urging the IAAF to meet him to find a way to allow him to attempt an unprecedented Olympic/Paralympic double.
Rehm, or a single-leg amputee who is nicknamed Blade Jumper,was an impressive winner at the Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday, beating his able-bodied rivals with a leap of 8.10m.
Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com