Yang Hongqiong in the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Bo
Zheng Peng in the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hou Zhaokang
Chongli, Hebei, 6 March (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Winter Paralympic Paralympic Paralympic Cross-Country Skiing Competition kicked off at the National Biathlon Center on 6 March. The Chinese team won two gold medals on the day, and Zheng Peng won the men's long distance (sitting) championship, which was also the first gold medal in the Chinese paralympic cross-country skiing event. In the women's long-distance (sitting) competition that followed, Yang Hongqiong won the championship with a time of 43 minutes and 06 seconds 7 seconds, adding another gold to the Chinese team.