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Manchester cyclist Jaco van Gass caps remarkable Paralympic recovery - from Afghanistan injury to king of the Tokyo velodrome

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Sign up for The Torch to receive email updates about all things Olympics - from Team GB and beyond Paralympic champion Jaco Van Gass never gave up on his country in Afghanistan - but it might have just given up on him.

In 2009, serving as a Paratrooper in Afghanistan, he was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, losing his left arm and surviving only after 11 operations.

As the Taliban swarm the streets of Kabul with British troops withdrawn, Van Gass was scorching to a track cycling world record and gold, refusing to throw in the towel in his own personal battle. “I've kept myself a bit out of the media,” said Van Gass. “Yes, it's sad to see what's going on. “Personally, I'm not disappointed and I don’t regret what happened to me in the

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