Belarusian swimmer Ihar Boki won his first individual medal at the XVII Summer Paralympics in Paris. On the first day of competition, Boki competed in the 100 m butterfly in the S13 class, where he is the world record holder. In the final race Ihar overcame 100 m in 54.13 sec. and won gold. This gold medal was the 17th medal for the Belarusian at the Paralympic Games. Today Boki together with his teammate Evgeny Kovalenok will take part in the 100 m backstroke.