Belgian alpine skier Linda le Bon wins the fifth place

08.03.2022 | Global Times

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57-year-old Belgian athlete proves alpine skiing not only for the young

When Belgian alpine skier Linda le Bon sped downhill alongside her daughter, who stepped in at the last minute to be her guide, at the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games on Monday, she proved to all ski lovers that the sport is not just for the young.

Born in 1964, the 57-year-old Le Bon is the oldest of all the competitors in the alpine ski events at the Games in Beijing. She won the fifth place in the Alpine Combined for the Visually Impaired on Monday.