PHOTO COURTESY WILLIS KOLODY Keegan Kolody of Medicine Hat stands atop the podium after winning gold in the 800m at the Canadian track and field championships in Ottawa from July 30 to Aug. 3.

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Medicine Hat’s Keegan Kolody has found his new specialty race, one he’s captured national gold in.

The 21-year-old track athlete captured a gold medal in the 800m Para ambulatory race at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Ottawa on Aug. 2. Kolody, losing his right shoe at the start of the race, ran to a time of two minutes and 23.5 seconds, taking the national gold just three weeks after he started training for the 800m race.

“It was pretty awesome to watch,” his father Willis said. “He trains really hard and it’s a nice payoff.”

Kolody has

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