The Greek team got off to the best start on its first day at the 15th Paralympics in Rio on Thursday, with Thanasis Konstantinidis breaking three world records to win the gold medal in the F32 shot put final, while Dimitris Zisidis took bronze in the same event.
The two athletes earned Greece its first medals at the Rio Paralympics and helped boost morale for the whole team, which hopes to climb as high as possible in the general rankings.
“The successes of Greek athletes at #Rio2016 continue to make us proud,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras posted in a tweet, congratulating Konstantinidis on winning the gold medal and breaking the world record, and Zisidis on winning the bronze.
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