The Brazilians created history with a clean sweep in the 100m T47 – clinching the top three slots on the podium at the Dubai 2019 World Championships on Tuesday.
Petrucio Ferreira set the tracks on fire by setting two fastest times in a 100m race of a major Para athletics championships.
He made his intentions clear in the 100m T47 morning heats itself with a whirlwind effort to set a world record with a time of 10.42. Ten hours later, he was just 0.02 over that milestone but it was enough to seal the gold with ease.
Finishing second with a time of 10.58s was Ferreira’s countrymate Washington Junior. Another Brazilian Yohansson Nascimento (10.69) completed the top three for South American nation. Junior and Nascimento’s times were also their personal bests.
“This is a moment of total happiness for country and for us. Top three podium for Brazil and all three of us qualified to Tokyo 2020, can’t ask for more,” an ecstatic Ferreira said.
“It is a dream coming true for me, it was a hard race but I really wanted to give my best. Now, with all three getting medals, I can’t be happier,” he added.
Brazil, following that effort from their sprinters, regained their second spot in the medals tally. Another gold on Tuesday evening for Brazil came through Jerusa Geber dos Santos (11.80) in the women’s 100m T11.
The result of Jerusa would have been a world record if was not for the 2.3 m/s tail wind – above the 2 m/s limit for a time to be registered as a record.
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