TOKYO – Indiana State sprinter Noah Malone earned his second silver medal of the Tokyo Paralympics in rainy conditions on Wednesday evening in record-breaking fashion.
The sophomore, nearly four years younger than the next youngest finalist in Wednesday's T12 400-meter dash final, ran an American record of 47.93 to cross the finish line in second, falling only to Abdeslam Hili of Morocco who set a world record with a time of 47.59. During the preliminary round, Malone set a then-Paralympic record time of 48.50.
Malone's silver medal in the 400-meter dash marked his second medal of the Tokyo games after claiming silver in the men's T12 100-meter dash on Sunday morning with a time of 10.