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Jaydin Blackwell of the U.S., left, celebrates a new world record time of 10.64 with teammate and silver medalist Ryan Medrano in the men's 100-meter T38 race at the Paralympic Games in Paris .American track athletes Jaydin Blackwell and Ryan Medrano went 1-2 for Team USA at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday.
Medrano, a “Survivor” alum, finished the men’s 100-meter T38 final in 10.97 seconds, while Blackwell broke the world record in a blistering 10.64 seconds and won gold.Colombian athlete Juan Alejandro Campas Sánchez nabbed a bronze behind the two Americans.“Having Jaydin running like lightning, that’s helped me push myself that much faster,” Medrano. “I want to eventually catch him. He’s a 10.64, so I’m going to have to train a lot — slim down because I’m at 210 pounds right now.
Medrano and Blackwell will face off again in another Paralympic T38 event, the men’s 400 meters, and Medrano will also compete in the men’s long jump. Theis for track athletes with coordination impairments, including hypertonia, ataxia and athetosis. Ryan Medrano won silver in the men's 100-meter T38 final behind fellow American Jaydin Blackwell, who set a world record in the event.Medrano, who finished ninth in the 43rd season of “Survivor,” was born with mild cerebral palsy. He competed alongside fellow U.S. Paralympic track athlete Noelle Lambert on his season of the show and credits her for getting him into para sports.
“But by being part of this community and learning more about myself and learning more about others and learning that I’m not the only one that ... feels pain or gets headaches while pushing too hard, or experiences these CP problems. It really has allowed me to accept more of myself and try to become a better version of myself.”
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