Boki celebrates after winning gold in the Men’s 100m Freestyle - S13 on London Paralympics
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Belarusian Ihar Boki dominated his class S13 at London 2012. In his first Paralympics he took home five gold and a silver medal and broke four world records.
His success in London was no surprise. He had shown his form and positioned himself as the man to beat after winning four world titles at the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Already in terms of gold medals he is Belarus’ most successful Paralympian, and his rivalry with South African Charles Bouwer – the only man to beat him in London – could be one of the stand out features of the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.
