Boy, 5, dreams of winning gold at Paralympics after becoming youngest to be fitted with leg blade

A BOY of five dreams of winning gold at the Paralympics after becoming the youngest in the UK to get a leg blade.

Isaac Ismail had the blade, usually seen on pro Para ­athletes, fitted last October.

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His has a “foot” attached to appear more realistic.

Isaac, born without a lower leg bone, won a ton of medals with it at his sports day.

The battler, from Stratford, East London, now hopes to win gold.

Mum Aisha, 33, said: "When I told Isaac we lived in one of the houses built for the Olympics and Paralympics, his mind went into overdrive.

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“He started Googling Para athletes with blades and has now set his sights on being part of the GB Paralympic team when he grows up.

“When I ask him which Paralympian he wants to be, he just says: ‘Mum, I don’t like just one of them, I love ALL the Paralympic runners because they all love to run like me.’

“This summer he’s literally been a different boy to last year and to see him marching so confidently through the school gates to start Year 1 this year is priceless.”