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U.S. breaks world record in Paralympic debut of universal relay, McFadden gets first Tokyo gold

The “Magic 4” earned its name Friday night in Tokyo, winning Paralympic gold for the United States in the universal relay.

Noah Malone, Brittni Mason, Nick Mayhugh and Tatyana McFadden teamed up in the Paralympic debut of what one commentator called track and field’s “greatest hits” event, setting a world record in the process.

“We knew it from the beginning,” Malone, a T12 athlete, told NBC reporter Lewis Johnson. “We spoke this one into existence. We knew we were going to win; we knew we were going to get the world record.