Wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos continued his strong start to the season on Saturday at the Nottwil Grand Prix Para athletics competition in Switzerland where he notched his fifth world record in a span of 10 days. The 37-year-old's latest accomplishment was shaving nearly three seconds off the previous world record in the T53-54 1,500-metre with a time of two minutes, 51.84 seconds. Canadian @BrentLak notched up his fifth world record in 10 days with a phenomenal performance in the men’s 1,500m T53/54! 🙌Swiss rewards for @BrentLak after shaving nearly three seconds off the 1500m world record (2:51.84)! Massive thx to @kennyvanweeghel https://t.co/noQWaoCErl — @BrentLakEarlier Saturday, Lakatos also won the 100 race with a time of 14.34, while his world record in the category is 14:10.

Source: CBC News June 03, 2017 18:45 UTC