Philippine table tennis player Josephine Medina (Source: ABS-CBN News)
Table tennis player Josephine Medina handed the Philippines its first medal in the 2016 Rio Paralympics Monday, Sept. 12. Medina took the bronze medal in the women's singles class 8 division won by China's Mao Jingdian. France's Thu Kamkasimphou took home the silver medal. Medina's bronze win is the Philippines' first medal since 2000, reports ABS CBN News.
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