1 ▁Par apan ▁American ▁Games . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁success , ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁r ounds ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Par al ym p ics ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁ro ster ▁to ▁London . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁gradu ation , ▁I annot ta ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁Team ▁USA ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁IP C ▁Athletics ▁World ▁Championships . ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁meter ▁race , ▁and ▁a ▁silver ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 m . ▁ ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁I annot ta ▁made ▁his ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games ▁debut ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Summer ▁Par al ym p ics . ▁He ▁earned ▁Team ▁USA ' s ▁first ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Par al ym pic ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁track ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 7 . 1 7 ▁seconds , ▁be ating ▁the ▁previous ▁medal ist ▁Raymond ▁Martin . ▁I annot ta ▁ended ▁the ▁Games ▁with ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 - meter ▁race . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁Team ▁US As ▁ro ster ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁World ▁Para ▁Athletics ▁Championships , ▁where ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁men ’ s ▁T 5 2 ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁ ▁I annot ta ▁later ▁took ▁home ▁a ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁the