Disqualified Mushai's 5,000m hopes dashed as Brazil's Santos shatters records at Paris Paralympics
By Rama Mohammed |
Kenya's Paralympic champion Samwel Mushai saw his 5,000m T11 dreams crushed after a lane infringement led to disqualification, despite finishing fourth in the final at the Paris Paralympic Games. The event, marked by Brazilian Agripino Dos Santos' record-breaking gold, left Kenya's National Paralympic Committee's appeal efforts in vain. Mushai, a veteran of four Paralympic Games, faced tough competition and a challenging start.
Kenya's multiple Paralympic champion Samwel Mushai has been disqualified despite finishing fourth in the men's 5,000m T11 final at the Paris Paralympic Games at Stade de France on Friday.
Efforts efforts by Kenya National Paralympic Committee (KNPC) technical wing led by president Ronald Milare to lodge an appeal proved futile as the results from the event that opened the athletics program was upheld.
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Mushai, guided by Jean Kipchumba finished fourth but got disqualified for lane infringement.
"There is little we could have done since there was jostling at the start of the race with adrenaline high, "said Milare.
Mushai was making his fourth appearance at the Paralympic Games having claimed gold in 1,500m T11 at 2012 London, gold in 5,000m T11 at 2016 Rio and bronze in the 1,500m T11 on debut at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Brazilians upheld their dominance with the 2024 World 5,000m silver medallist Agripino Dos Santos winning his the 5,000m T11 title, his first gold medal in Paralympics.
Santos did it in style on his third Paralympics attempt chalking a new World and Championship Record time of 14 minutes and 48.85 seconds.
Santos smashed compatriot Yeltsin Jacques’ World Record of 14:53.97 set on May 17 this year when winning the World title in Kobe, Japan. Jacques was the defending champion from 2021 Tokyo Games.
Santos also broke the Championship Record time of 15:11.07 set by Kenya's legendary distance runner Henry Wanyoike from 2004 Athens Paralympic Games.
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