Golden goodbye: Canada's Brian McKeever victorious in final individual Paralympic race

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Canada’s Brian McKeever is going out on top.

The 42-year-old won his final individual Paralympic race on Saturday in Beijing, taking the gold medal in the men’s visually impaired middle-distance cross-country event.

McKeever announced before Beijing 2022 that he was planning to retire following these Games.

His latest podium appearance is the 20th of his career, and his 16th gold — moving him into a tie for most titles won by a male winter Paralympian with German alpine skier Gerd Schoenfelder.

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Led by guide Graham Nishikawa, the Canmore, Alta., native posted a winning time of 33 minutes 6.6 seconds, well ahead of

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