China Wins Seven Golds at Paralympic World Cup
Wednesday, 14th May 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)
Chinese cyclist Liang Guihua
The event included four different sports (basketball, athletics, swimming and cycling), with 175 medals on offer. The 400 competitors came from 45 different countries. The event's Web site does not offer a full medal tally, but you can view results event-by-event here. The site reports that China won silver in women's wheelchair basketball, losing to the Netherlands 54-41 in the final.
The British swimmers set three new world records—Heather Frederiksen's 1:17.41 in the S8 100-meter backstroke; Sam Hynd's 4:31.33 in the S8 400-meter freestyle final; and Natalie Jones' 3:15.72 in the SM6 200-meter individual medley.
The Chinese paralympic team is feared for its unknowns, according to Matthew Pryor at the Times Online (UK). China won 63 golds and 141 medals overall at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, and is expected to be a major force at the 2008 games.
Image: Paralympic World Cup
Tags: athletics, cycling, paralympics, swimming, wheelchair basketball