Swimmer Takayuki Suzuki secured Japan's first Paralympic gold in Paris on Thursday in the men's 50-meter breaststroke, while cyclist Keiko Sugiura suffered an upset as she failed to advance to a medal race during the qualification round.Suzuki, who was born with limb defects on his arms and legs, surged to victorywith a time of 48.04 seconds in the SB3 class at Paris La Defense Arena. Competing in his sixth consecutive games, the veteran nabbed his first gold since the 2008 Games and his 11th Paralympic medal overall."I swam exactly as I'd envisioned," he said, adding he had "surpassed his …READ FULL ARTICLE
