Unstoppable Dominance: China’s Paralympic Delegation Tops the Charts for 6 Consecutive Sessions
China Tops Paralympic Rankings for Sixth Consecutive Session
The 17th Summer Paralympic Games came to a close, with the Chinese sports delegation emerging victorious. Participating in 19 major events, the team secured 94 gold, 76 silver, and 50 bronze medals, totaling 220 medals. This impressive feat marks the sixth consecutive session that China has ranked first in both the gold medal list and the overall medal list.
Chang Zheng, director of the Sports Department of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation and secretary-general of the Chinese sports delegation, reflected on the team’s performance, describing it as a “high-quality completion of the competition tasks.” The overall competitive level has seen significant improvement, with the delegation’s gold medals increasing from 9 in the Tokyo Paralympics to 12. Medals were won in 18 major events, and the award-winning range has expanded.
A total of 20 world records were set in swimming, track and field, weightlifting, and other events, with many athletes achieving personal bests. Key events continued to showcase the team’s strengths, with notable performances in swimming, wheelchair fencing, and badminton. The wheelchair fencing team participated in all events with full quota and won 10 gold medals in 16 events, while the badminton team won 9 gold medals in 14 events.
New breakthroughs were achieved in several events, including the Taekwondo team and the Boccia team, both of which secured their first Paralympic gold medals. In women’s wheelchair tennis singles, four players entered the quarterfinals, and one player advanced to the semifinals for the first time. The women’s doubles team also made history, with two pairs of players entering the semifinals and winning a bronze medal.
Chang Zheng praised the team’s achievements, stating that the Chinese sports delegation had “achieved the goal of bravely surpassing, striving for outstanding results, showing spirit, displaying image, enhancing friendship, and winning glory for the country.” The team’s success has not only yielded impressive competition results but also contributed to the spiritual civilization of the country, marking a new chapter in China’s disabled sports in the new era.