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'Time For A Parade': Olympic Gold Medalist Rai Benjamin Set For Hero's Welcome In Westchester 'Time For A Parade': Olympic Gold Medalist Rai Benjamin Set For Hero's Welcome In Westchester
'Time For A Parade': Olympic Gold Medalist Rai Benjamin Set For Hero's Welcome In Westchester A Westchester County native's spectacular gold medal win may prompt upcoming festivities in his home city upon his return from the Paris Olympics, officials hinted.  Mount Vernon's own Rai Benjamin won gold in the men's 400-meter hurdles on Friday, Aug. 9, in front of his friends and family, upgrading the silver medal he won for the same race at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.  The 27-year-old champion clinched the gold medal after finishing the event in 46.46 seconds, beating Norway's Karsten Warholm, who took silver, and Brazil's Alison dos Santos, who took bronze.  During those …

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by Ben Crnic