Canada's Ouellet surges to bronze at World Para Athletics Championships
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Racing in fourth place with only 200 metres remaining, Canada's Guillaume Ouellet used one final burst of energy to zoom past his competition and earn a bronze medal Monday at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris.
The Sorel-Tracy, Que., native claimed the medal in the men's 5000m T13 final.
The 36-year-old racer finished in a time of 15 minutes 22.85 seconds. Spain's Yassine Ouhdadi El Ataby took the gold in 15:16.97, while Jaryd Clifford of Australia finished with the silver medal at 15:18.23.
"I knew it would be a really tactical race. It was probably more tactical than I expected so I was ready for the last lap and I [fought] for my position," said Ouellet.
"I was fourth with 200 [metres] to go and I just kicked as hard as I [could] to keep Canada in third place so I was really happy about the plan, really happy about the results."
At the Dubai Worlds in 2019, Ouellet finished just off the podium with a time of 14:45.63. A few weeks earlier, in the same event, he had received the gold medal at the Parapan American Games in Lima.
The 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris got off to an exciting start on Sunday, headlined by a world record performance and 11 gold medals.
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Watch live coverage of the World Para Athletics Championships on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and CBC Gem. Coverage from Paris continues Monday at 12:30 p.m. ET with the Day 3 evening session.
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