Overview
- Cantara set a new Games record in the men's 1,500m with an official time of roughly 4:30, beating the previous mark by about three seconds in the race held Tuesday, June 23.
- He won the men's 5,000m the next day, June 24, taking gold while finishing about two seconds shy of that event's Games record.
- On Thursday morning, June 25, Cantara ran the men's 10K in 34:26, shaving roughly 52 seconds off the prior Games record that dated to 2018.
- Cantara’s string of results adds to a strong week for Team New Hampshire, which WMUR reported had 10 gold, 13 silver and 10 bronze medals at the time of the coverage.
- Cantara, a Nashua runner who has won the Para T‑20 division at the Boston Marathon three years running, said the performances reflect his training and consistency and further highlight para‑athletics competition at the USA Games.