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Otom conquers anxiety, swims to personal best
FILE–Angel Mae Otom during Heat 2 of the women’s 50m backstroke S5 at the Paralympics 2024 in Paris.–PSC PHOTO PARIS—Angel Mae Otom normally gets consumed by a sudden feeling of disabling anxiety prior to navigating her way to the starting blocks. She gladly conquered the recurring restlessness in every competition and reached a personal best…
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Otom wants consistency ahead of butterfly final
A overview shows (From L) The Philipines’ Angel Mae Otom, China’s Shenggao He and Turkey’s Sumeyye Boyaci competing in a heat of the Women’s 50m Backstroke S5 swimming event during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at the Paris La Defence Arena, in Nanterre, west of Paris, on September 3, 2024. (Photo by FranÁois-Xavier MARIT /…
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Gawilan unfazed by S7 disadvantage; Otom eyes gold
FILE–The Philippines’ Ernie Gawilan celebrates after winning in the final of the men’s 400m freestyle-S7 at the Aquatic Sports Arena in the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre during the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on October 24, 2023. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) PARIS—Ernie Gawilan, who lacks both legs…
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