(Paris) Canadian discus thrower Jesse Zesseu won a silver medal at the Paralympic Games on Friday.
The 25-year-old from Toronto reached the podium in his Paralympic debut with a throw of 53.24 metres, just over four metres behind the winner from Uzbekistan.
Zesseu competes in the men’s F37 classification. Mild cerebral palsy caused by a stroke at birth limits movement on the right side of his body.
Zesseu started parasport as an adult. He says he was working for Cerebral Palsy Ontario when he was told he would need to check his eligibility to participate in a Paralympic sport.