Galina Lipatnikova took the Russian Paralympic Committee's (RPC) medal tally in Para-athletics at Tokyo 2020 into double figures after winning the women's F36 shot put.

Lipatnikova threw a personal best 11.03 metres on her second attempt. All five of her valid throws would have been enough to beat closest challenger Miriam Martinez Rico of Spain, who earned silver with a 9.62m throw.

The 37-year-old Russian picked up silver at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates in 2019, when she threw 10.36m.

At the European Para Athletics Championships in Grosseto in 2016, Lipatnikova secured a silver in the F35/36 shot put.

Lipatnikova has cerebral palsy, and took up the sport in 2013 at the age of 29 in Perm, the city where she was born and is still based.

Galina Lipatnikova threw a personal best 11.03m to clinch gold in the women's F36 shot put ©Getty Images
Galina Lipatnikova threw a personal best 11.03m to clinch gold in the women's F36 shot put ©Getty Images

The new Paralympic champion has also played darts, receiving the Master of Sport in darts title, and competed in Para-swimming at a regional level.

She began competing internationally in Para-athletics in 2016.

In 2015, she received the Overcoming Award in the Perm region, and last year was awarded the Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation title.

Lipatnikova is the fourth shot putter from the RPC to win gold at Tokyo 2020, following the successes of Vladimir Sviridov, Albert Khinchagov and Denis Gnezdilov in the men's F36, F37 and F40 events respectively.