Beyond The Headlines: The Real Anastasia Pagonis

Pagonis won the race by more than 10 seconds and broke her own world record in both the prelims in the final, ending with a time of 4 minutes, 54. 59 seconds. The gold was the. After losing her vision as a teenager, anastasia pagonis broke the world record to take paralympic gold in tokyo. Now, she uses her platform as a social media star to break down. It is a dream come true, and i am beyond grateful for this opportunity.

But i really wasnt prepared for the mental and. Anastasia pagonis etched her name in the history books thursday as she broke her own world record and clinched the united states' first gold medal of the games. Anastasia pagonis shares her incredible journey from breaking world records to overcoming setbacks. At just 19 years old, anastasia's accomplishments speak volumes.