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The 19-year-old Californian, who was born with congenital differences that left him without a knee or fibula in his left leg and without fingers on his left hand, made three unsuccessful attempts to better his world record of 1.97m but could not clear 1.98m.

After his final attempt, he ran into the arms of his watching parents in the Stade de France, just as he had after winning a surprise gold in the T63 men’s 100m 24 hours earlier.

At the La Défense Arena pool, China won four of the 15 golds on offer and swept the medals in two finals, extending their lead in the overall medal table.

China’s first one-two-three came in the men’s 50m backstroke S5, as Yuan Weiyi took gold, Guo Jincheng silver, and Wang Lichao bronze.

The real highlight came in the women’s race of the same classification, as world record holder Lu Dong emphatically defended her crown, with He Shenggao in second place and Liu Yu third.

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