TOKYO – Indiana State sophomore Noah Malone became the first Sycamore track & field athlete to win a Paralympic medal, claiming silver in the T12 100-meter dash on Sunday morning.
 
On Friday, Malone qualified for the final in the event after winning his heat with a new American record time of 10.55. On Sunday morning (ET), Malone claimed second in the final with a time of 10.66 to win a silver medal for Team USA.
 
Norway's Salum Kashafali took the gold medal after sprinting to a world record time of 10.43, breaking his own world record time of 10.45 from the preliminary round earlier in the week.
 
Malone's Paralympic stay is not over, as the sprinter will compete in the 400-meter dash preliminary on Tuesday, Aug. 31 at 8:17 a.m. ET.
 
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