Having felt deep disappointment following the postponement of the Tokyo Games, two-time Paralympic long jump champion and para world record holder Markus Rehm is looking toward next year with renewed optimism.
The German single-leg amputee had been approaching peak condition in his bid for a third straight long jump gold medal before the coronavirus pandemic forced the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizers to delay the games by a year.
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