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The Disabled Athletics World Championships: Yao Juan Becomes the "Eight Champions"
Xinhua News Agency, Kobe, Japan, May 23 (Reporter Yue Chenxing, Zhang Yiyi) The 11th World Disabled Athletics Championships ended its seventh match day contest in Kobe, Japan, on the 23rd. The Chinese team won six gold medals in a single day, and Yao Juan, who won the second gold medal in this competition, became the "eighth champion" of the world championships.
On May 23, Yao Juan was in the women's shot put F64 level final. Photographed by Zhang Xiaoyu, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
In the final of women's shot put F64, Yao Juan, the world record holder, won the championship with a result of 12.50 meters. Following the discus event, she won her second gold medal in this event and also achieved the achievement of "eight champions" in the world championship. Middleton of the United States and Yang Yue, another Chinese player, ranked second and third respectively.
After the game, Yao Juan, who has experienced many battles, told reporters that she noticed the 16-year-old American young player when warming up before the game. She said: "Today, I met an unexpected opponent. At the age of 16, I participated in the Paralympic Games for the first time. This game is also fruitful."
On May 23, Chinese contestants Zhou Zhaoqian (left) and Tian Yajuan took a group photo after the women's 400m T54 finals. Photographed by Zhang Xiaoyu, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
Zhou Zhaoqian from Hebei also won the second gold medal of the World Championships. In the sprint stage of the women's 400m T54 finals, she fought hard to surpass the first place and won the gold medal in 53.91 seconds, while teammate Tian Yajuan won the bronze medal.
The famous Liaoning general Di Dongdong won the men's 100m T11 gold medal in 11:28 seconds, and Ye Tao won the silver medal. After the match, Di Dongdong was not satisfied with the personal status of this event: "After returning, we should make some targeted adjustments."
Deng Peicheng won the men's 100m T36 gold medal in 11.95 seconds, and his teammate Yang Yifei won the silver medal. Zhou Hongzhuan and Gao Fang won the gold and silver medals of the women's 400m T53 in 54.57 and 55.78 respectively. Zhou Hongzhuan also set a new world championship record. Wang Jun, the F35 world record holder in women's shot put from Tianjin, won the championship with a time of 12.06 meters.
On May 23, China's Shi Yiting (right) and New Zealand's Danielle Acheson were in the women's 200m T36 finals. Photographed by Zhang Xiaoyu, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
Although Shi Yiting from Hunan scored 28.06 seconds in the women's 200m T36 final, she still lost to her old rival Danielle Acheson, who broke the world record Shi Yiting set at the Asian Paralympic Games in Hangzhou with 27.47 seconds.
Wu Qing threw 7.54 meters in the women's shot put F33 final, setting a new Asian record and winning the silver medal. Xu Mian won the silver medal of women's shot put F57.
China continued to lead the gold medal standings with 24 gold medals, 22 silver medals and 18 bronze medals.
