• Markus Rehm wants to ‘note people what Paralympic athletes can do’
• The 27-year-dilapidated has beaten Olympic champion’s 2012 mark
Markus Rehm has not given up hope of competing at the Olympics in Rio after it was announced the Paralympic champion will recall on Greg Rutherford in the long jump at next month’s indoor athletics grand prix in Glasgow.
Rehm, who set a T44 world record of 8.40m final October – further than Rutherford leapt to win Olympic gold in 2012 is looking to “send a message to the audience” as part of his quest to ensure Paralympians and Olympians can compete alongside each other in the future.
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Source: theguardian.com