French athlete stolen limb found
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July 25, 2012, Wednesday
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FRENCH police have saved the day for a long jumper planning to take part in the London Paralympics after the athlete's prosthetic arm was stolen.
Arnaud Assoumani, who took gold in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and set a world record with a jump of 7.23 meters, was set upon on Saturday in the Paris suburb of Bobigny by two men who sprayed him with tear gas. They stole his scooter in which he had placed his prosthetic arm, without which he might not have been able to compete. But police arrested a man who led officers to a bush where he had discarded the arm.
Arnaud Assoumani, who took gold in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and set a world record with a jump of 7.23 meters, was set upon on Saturday in the Paris suburb of Bobigny by two men who sprayed him with tear gas. They stole his scooter in which he had placed his prosthetic arm, without which he might not have been able to compete. But police arrested a man who led officers to a bush where he had discarded the arm.
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