Two days into the start of the Rio 2016 Paralympics, Greek athletes have won two medals and broken a world record in the process.

Athanasios Konstantinidis took gold in the men’s shot put F32 with his throw of 10.39 meters, breaking the previous world record of 9.86 meters three times in a row during his tries.

Dimitris Zisidos won bronze in the same discipline with a throw of 9.24 meters, his personal best.

A total of 59 athletes from Greece are participating in the Rio 2016 Paralympics which run from September 7-18.