Zanardi, fourtime Paralympic champion and exF1 driver, dies aged 59
News Source : Dpa-international.com
News Summary
- Paralympic champion and ex-Formula One driver Alessandro 'Alex' Zanardi has died at the age of 59.
- The Italian lost both legs in a car racing accident at the Lausitzring circuit in Germany in 2001.
- He then astounded the sporting world by taking up para-cycling, winning four golds and two silver medals at the Paralympics.
- Italian PM Giorgia Meloni paid tribute to Zanardi as an "extraordinary man"
Paralympic champion and exFormula One driver Alessandro Alex Zanardi has died at the age of 59, his family said in a statement on Saturday.The Italian lost both legs in a car racing accident at [+2910 chars]
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