South Africa: Golden Boy Paul Picks Up Team South Africa's Opening Medal in Rio 2016

Team South Africa's Paralympic medal chase is off to a golden start after swimmer Kevin Paul powered his way to breaststroke gold in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday night.

Paul, 25, won the SB9 100-metre event in 1min 04.86sec to win his second Paralympic gold medal after doing the same in Beijing eight years ago.

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