Antonio Tenorio da Silva of brazilian national team of Judo, during a training session before the Parapan American Games Guadalajara 2011 at Code Stadium, Nov. 11, 2011 in Guadalajara.
Antonio Tenorio only knows gold. The 41-year old judoka has stood atop the Paralympic podium on four consecutive occasions, beginning in Atlanta in 1996. As a seven-year-old Tenorio lost vision in his left eye following a slingshot accident. Six years later, an eye infection led to a detached retina in his right eye, rendering him completely blind. London will not be Tenorio’s last Games. The Brazilian Paralympic Committee has already invited him to compete at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.