Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Second Paralympics is a ‘university’ for Kenyan rower Muhammed
Kenya’s Paralympics rower Asiya Sururu Muhammed says being at her second Games is like “university” compared her to “school-like” debut in Tokyo three years ago.
Sururu Muhammed lost both her lower legs and some fingers in a train accident aged just two and become the first woman to represent her country in the sport in an Olympics or a Paralympics in 2021.
Despite finishing in 12th place on Sunday for a second straight Games in the PR1 single sculls, she finished two minutes quicker than in Japan.
“There is a great improvement personally in terms of timing. In Tokyo I was still a learner but now I fully understand what I need to be doing,” the wheelchair user told AFP.
“This is like university, more advanced (compared to school)” she added.
