Sat Sep 07 20:52:43 UTC 2024: – Two Paralympic athletes from Vancouver Island, Austin Smeenk and Nate Riech, won medals at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games
– Smeenk won gold in the Men’s 800m – T34 race with a time of 1:39.27
– Riech won silver in the Men’s 1500m – T38 race with a time of 4:13.12
– Smeenk and Riech both set world records prior to the Paralympics
– Other Vancouver Island Paralympians, such as Nicholas Bennet, have also won medals at the games

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