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Guendouz achieved a time of (39' 91"), ahead of Australian Dylan Littlehales who won the silver medal with a time of (40.68) and Brazilian Miqueias Rodrigues (40.75) who finished third in this final, securing the bronze medal.

This is a historic gold medal for Algeria in para-canoe.

Guendouz becomes the first Arab-African athlete to win gold in this Paralympic specialty, during his first participation in these Games.

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