Susannah Scaroni clinched her first Paralympic gold medal in the 5000M in Tokyo on Friday.
Competing in her third Games, Scaroni clocked a personal best time of 10:52.57 for a new Paralympic record.
Scaroni beat out teammate and former champion Tatyanna McFadden who raced to a bronze medal.
Gold and a Paralympic record? @KenyanScaroni JUST DID THAT 🥇#TokyoParalympics x @TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/eelhZFMm8j— #TokyoParalympics (@NBCOlympics) August 28, 2021
Gold and a Paralympic record? @KenyanScaroni JUST DID THAT 🥇#TokyoParalympics x @TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/eelhZFMm8j