Anna Grimaldi's bagged New Zealand's first gold medal of the Paralympic Games in Paris. 

The 27-year-old sprinted to an unexpected victory - and an Oceania record - in the T47 200 metre final.

NZ Paralympic Games Chef de Mission Raylene Bates says the Olympic victory was 'amazing' to watch.

"She ran so well in her qualifying heat this morning - the fastest qualifier - and we just knew that she had a great finish on her."

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