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    Iliesa Delana defies gravityIliesa Delana became Fiji’s first Paralympic champion in breathtaking style. The 27-year-old won the F42 high jump (for single-leg amputees) with a hopping run-up and a face-forward leap of 1.74m Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

Tim Lewis on the thrilling moments that made the Games

    Iliesa Delana defies gravity
    Iliesa Delana became Fiji’s first Paralympic champion in breathtaking style. The 27-year-old won the F42 high jump (for single-leg amputees) with a hopping run-up and a face-forward leap of 1.74m
    Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

    Tim Lewis on the thrilling moments that made the Games

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