Wang Jiachao exiting the water on his way to winning the 2019 paratriathlon World Cup in Magog, Canada, in the PTS4 category. Photos: Handouts Wang Jiachao exiting the water on his way to winning the 2019 paratriathlon World Cup in Magog, Canada, in the PTS4 category. Photos: Handouts
Wang Jiachao exiting the water on his way to winning the 2019 paratriathlon World Cup in Magog, Canada, in the PTS4 category. Photos: Handouts
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Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: How one-armed Wang Jiachao became a gold medallist – ‘I could swim, but just enough not to drown’

  • Chinese athlete’s talent spotted at just 10 years old and he has not looked back, winning swimming medals before changing to triathlon

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Pavel Toropov
Pavel Toropov

Updated: 9:19am, 6 Nov, 2019

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Wang Jiachao exiting the water on his way to winning the 2019 paratriathlon World Cup in Magog, Canada, in the PTS4 category. Photos: Handouts Wang Jiachao exiting the water on his way to winning the 2019 paratriathlon World Cup in Magog, Canada, in the PTS4 category. Photos: Handouts
Wang Jiachao exiting the water on his way to winning the 2019 paratriathlon World Cup in Magog, Canada, in the PTS4 category. Photos: Handouts
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