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Eight Paralympic Athletics champions were crowned during Sunday morning's events at the National Stadium.

Men's Discus - F53/54



The Athens 2004 gold medalist Fan Liang of China shot to the lead and picked up back-to-back Paralympic gold medals, with an F54 world record (31.08 meters), for 1130 points.

Serbia's Drazenko Mitrovic secured silver, saving his best for his final throw of 29.09m which earned 1058 points.

Japan's Oi Toshie set the tone for the competition with the very first throw of the event, registering an F53 Paralympic record (26.21m) worth 1032 points, which earned him the bronze medal.

Athens silver medalist Efthymios Kalaras of Greece was slightly off the pace, finishing fifth with a 27.98m effort, worth 1017 points.

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