Roy Paynter adds gold to world Special Olympics medal count

P.E.I. athlete Roy Paynter won the gold medal in the 200-metre freestyle Sunday at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi.

Paynter's time was 2.55.70.

It's the second medal for the 21-year-old Kensington resident, the only Island athlete on the Canadian team. On Friday, he won bronze in the 100-metre backstroke.

His next event is the100-breaststroke on Wednesday.

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