Canada's Bianca Borgella, seen above earlier at the World Para Athletics Championships, won silver in the T13 200-metre race on Wednesday in Paris. (Yonathan Kellerman/Athletics Canada - image credit)Canada's Bianca Borgella is climbing up the podium. The Rockland, Ont., native won silver in the T13 200-metre visually impaired sprint at the Para athletics world championships on Wednesday in Paris, two days after grabbing bronze in the 100m. The Markham, Ont., native won bronze in the discipline at the Tokyo Paralympics with a then-Canadian record time of 50.85 seconds, which he has since lowered to 50.63 seconds. Watch live coverage of the World Para Athletics Championships on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and CBC Gem.

Source: CBC News July 12, 2023 18:54 UTC