Olympics-Canoe sprint-Queiroz dos Santos says self-belief helped him through tough childhood
The Star Online - Sport·2021-08-07 19:04
TOKYO (Reuters) - Few athletes in Tokyo will have had as tough a childhood as Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos but the Brazilian said his positive approach to life was key in overcoming the setbacks and had helped him win a canoe sprint gold medal on Saturday.
At the age of three, Queiroz dos Santos spent more than a month recovering in hospital after a pot of boiling water fell on him leaving significant burns on his body, according to his bio on the International Canoe Federation website.
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