Mengistu delivers Ethiopia’s first Paralympic gold

Tigist Gezahagn Mengistu made Ethiopian sporting history by winning the women’s 1500m T13 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on 28 August 2021. Her time of 4:23.24 brought the country its first Paralympic gold medal. The 21-year-old finished ahead of the United States’ Liza Corso and Tunisia’s Somaya Bousaid in her first final at a major Para athletics competition. Her breakthrough added an Ethiopian victory to an evening that also featured two gold medals for South Africa.