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From Rookies to Record Holders: 8 Black Women Paralympians to Watch in Tokyo
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Femita Ayanbeku

Femita Ayanbeku competed in the 2016 Paralympics and will represent the US in Tokyo as well, running the T64 100m and 200m sprints. (Fun fact: in the Paralympic Trials, Ayanbeku's time of 12.84 broke a 15-year-old American record in the 100m and came just two-tenths short of the world record!)

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