Syria wins second gold medal at Brazil Athletics Open Championships

Sao Paulo, SANA – Syrian athlete Mohammad Khaled Mohammad won a second gold medal at the 2015 Paralympics Athletics and Swimming Open Championships in Brazil.

Mohammad won the new medal in the shot-put event with a world record of 13.60 meters.

His previous gold medal was won in the javelin throw event, setting a world record of 43.05 meters.

Mohammad has several international medals to his name, including 4 gold and two silver medals in shot-put and javelin in the athletics competitions held in February in the UAE, in addition to winning the world championship in shot-put in France in 2013.

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