Jean-Baptiste Alaize (born 10 May 1991) is a French athlete with an amputated tibia, who specialises in sprint and long jump.
He is a member of the 'Lollipop suckers' club, a group of more than 90 famous elite created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization placed under the High Patronage of H.S.H Prince Albert II.
This group of top level champions, wish to make sport a tool for dialogue and social cohesion.
http://www.peace-sport.org/our-champions-of-peace/ Alaize has been long jump world champion four times, for athletes under 23 years.
World Championship younger than 23 Jean-Baptiste Alaize's story of overcoming adversity is told in the Netflix documentary Rising Phoenix, where he is featured among nine Paralympians.