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Zhejiang athletes return from Asian Para Games

Zhejiang athletes return from Asian Para Games

Write: Hardik [2011-05-20]

In this Asian Para Games, there were 38 athletes from Zhejiang Province selected to the delegation of China, hitting a record high in history. They participated in 9 events, including track and field, swimming, bicycle, weight-lifting, table tennis, badminton, goalball, sitting-volleyball and wheelchair basketball.

During the seven-day hard fight, athletes from our province won 18 gold medals, 16 silver medals and 8 bronze medals, which represents the best result from all the participations. It also shows the new achievements in disabled sports in our province and promotes the development of disabled sports in China. Cai Yu Qingyan, a disabled athlete from our province, won the championship in women s 400-meter free style swimming S9 degree final, held on the morning of December 13, breaking the Asian record with the result of 4 56"91, winning the first gold medal for the Chinese delegation.