TOKYO: The expression no risk, no gain was proven true when the national powerlifting camp took a huge gamble and it paid off big time, with Bonnie Bunyau Gustin winning the country’s first gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics today.

National coach Jamil Adam said they decided for Bonnie to begin the men’s 72-kilogramme (kg) competition by lifting 217kg, which was way heavier than the first attempt of any of the other athletes, at the Tokyo International Forum here.