Jamaica's Paralympics poster boy, Alphanso Cunningham has won the country's first medal at the Paralympics Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.   

Cunningham won gold for Jamaica in the men's Discus F51/52/53/57 on a rainy day in Toronto.  

Jamaica's other competitor today, Tevaughn Thomas, failed to make it into the final of men's T47 100 metres after finishing sixth in his semifinal in a personal best of 12 seconds. 

 Meanwhile, captain Tanto Campbell and Sylvia Grant will be the Jamaicans in action on Tuesday.

Campbell is down to compete in the F56/57 discus while Grant is down to contest the shot put event.  

CORRECTION: This story had previously said Campbell won gold in the javelin. That was incorrect. The medal was actually won in the discus event.