After a day of rain, the purple track at the Stade de France, still glistening with moisture, set the stage for a series of record-breaking performances on the opening night of athletics at the Paris Paralympics.

China's Di Dongdong broke a decade-old world record while successfully defending his men's long jump T11 title. His leap of 6.85 meters surpassed the previous record of 6.73m, set by Lex Gillette of the United States in 2014.

In the women's club throw F32, Poland's Roza Kozakowska obliterated her own world record by more than two meters, with a 31.30m throw on her first attempt.