New Delhi: Talk about India and a wide smile radiates across the face of German Markus Rehm — one of the greatest para long jumpers of all time. He has dominated the Paralympics and World Championships with his breathtaking leaps for nearly a decade-and-a-half. In the men’s long jump T44 (for athletes with a unilateral lower limb impairment) and T64 (for athletes who have a single leg amputation below the knee) categories, none of Rehm’s rivals have matched the 37-yearold’s speed, agility, precision and powerful launch into the air. Famously known as ‘Blade Jumper’ for using a distinctive carbon-fibre blade prosthesis on his right leg, Rehm boasts an astonishing five Paralympic gold, nine World Championships and eight European Championships titles. He has also outperformed able-bodie

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