Greece secured 13 medals at the Paris Paralympics, including three golds

Alexandra Stamatopoulou (center) won gold for Greece in swimming [Reuters].

Greece completed a very successful Paralympics in Paris, with 13 medals - including three golds - from the 37 representatives of the country.

The total tally of the Greek mission to this Paralympics was three gold, three silver and seven bronze medals.

The Greek national anthem played for track-and-field champion Nasos Gavelas who became the first Greek Paralympian to win back-to-back golds in 100 meters (T11) and confirmed his status as the world's fastest vision-impaired man, also holding the world record.

Fellow track-and-field champion Thanasis Konstantinidis won gold in shot put (F32), as well as silver in club throw (F32).

Swimmer Alexandra Stamatopoulou finished first in 50 meters backstroke (S4), in what was her last appearance at a major event, as she confessed with tears in her eyes.

Besides Konstantinidis, Greece secured silver medals...

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