2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games : Cameroon Bags No Medal
- Par Dilian WELLENG
- 06 sept. 2021 11:26
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The three athletes who represented the nation however made significant progress in the competition which ended yesterday September 5, 2021
Just like the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Cameroon has left the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games with no medal. However, the three Cameroonian athletes who represented the nation in the competition which began on August 24, 2021 and ended yesterday September 5, 2021 left a mark in their various categories.
This is the case of Guillaume Junior Atangana who participated in the 100m and 400m. The visually impaired athlete classified in the T11 category was participating in the Paralympic Games for the first time. In the men’s 400m, the athlete had a remarkable performance by reaching the final. At the final, he emerged fourth in 52”17. Though he clinched no medal, the result makes him the fourth best at the world level. For this performance, he received a diploma from the International Paralympic Committee as a sign of congratulation. The young student in his 20s has made massive progress in the competition, beating his own records several times. He came into the competition with 52”93 and moved to 52”40 at the series stage and then 52”17 at the final. After the 400m, he moved to the 100m and was prematurely eliminated. Given his young age, Guillaume Atangana still has more Paralympic Games ahead of him to defend the colours of the nation.
Judith Mariette Lebog is another athlete who represented the nation in p...
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