Tunisia's Raoua Turili's legend continued on Friday at the Paralympics in France.
Trili has now won his fifth consecutive gold medal in the shot put, adding to a medal bag he has already won having won top prizes in Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, London and Beijing.
Her throw of 10.40 meters helped her win the F41 class for the third consecutive Summer Olympic Games.
Turili competed in the F40 class for his first two gold medal wins.
At 4ft 4in and 34 years old, Torilli's height and age have been disadvantages, but she has still managed to forge a successful Olympic career.
“It's not easy for a short guy my age to fight guys who are 22 or 25 years old,” Torilli said. According to the Associated Press.
After her performance, Turili said she could hear cheers from fans and fellow countrymen in the audience.
“Algerians, Tunisians, everyone who lives in Paris came to see me. I could hear them saying, 'Laua, laua, money, money,'” she told The Associated Press.
This is Turilli's seventh gold medal overall, having also won top prizes in the discus in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.
Turilli is scheduled to compete in the discus event on Wednesday.
