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Mike Chan

Users on Chinese social media praised “amazing” Li Zhangyu and labelled China’s Paralympic gold medallists the “best of the best”.
On day one, Chinese athletes won four gold medals and set three world records to lay down a marker at the Paris Games.
Cyclist Li, competing at his fourth Paralympic Games, won his fifth gold and seventh medal overall with victory in the men’s C1 3,000 metres individual pursuit, having set a world record in qualifying.
Wang Xiaomei then did likewise in the women’s C1-3 3,000m individual pursuit with a gold and a world record.
And there was time for yet another world record as swimmer Chen Yi won gold in the women’s 50m freestyle S10, while Jiang Yuyan also claimed a gold in the women’s 50m freestyle S6.

Social media users in China lined up to lavish Li and the rest of China’s Paralympic gold medallists with praise.
“Whoa, from 2012 in London to 2024 in Paris, four Paralympics and a gold medal for each Games, that is amazing,” a Weibo user said.
“Congratulations on Li Zhangyu for winning China’s first gold medal at the Paris Paralympics,” another Weibo user added.
“The determination from Tokyo and the peak of strength is now in Paris, congratulations to Team China,” one user wrote.
“Those athletes who participate in the Paralympics are the best, and Wang Xiaomei winning the gold medal in world-record time means she is the best of the best, congratulations,” another Weibo user posted.
While another user on Weibo suggested the preparation has taken Chinese athletes to another level.
“It seems the short-distance swimming training methods in China have improved a lot after the mix of foreign and local coaches over the years, not only the Olympics in Paris (Pan Zhenle’s world record looks like can only be broken by him now), it’s also the same at the Paralympics too,” the user posted.


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On day one, Chinese athletes won four gold medals and set three world records to lay down a marker at the Paris Games.


On day one, Chinese athletes won four gold medals and set three world records to lay down a marker at the Paris Games


China’s Paralympic gold medallists lauded as ‘amazing’, ‘best of the best’ on social media

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}On day one, Chinese athletes won four gold medals and set three world records to lay down a marker at the Paris Games.

On day one, Chinese athletes won four gold medals and set three world records to lay down a marker at the Paris Games.