Dahe Network News (reporter He Xinyue) 7 gold medals, 6 silver medals, 12 bronze medals, April 28 reporters learned from the Henan Provincial Disabled Persons' Federation that in the 11th National Paralympic Games (hereinafter referred to as the "Paralympic Games") and the 8th Special Olympics Cycling Competition that just ended all the events, 12 disabled athletes sent by Henan ranked 4th in the country after tenacious struggle, and the number of gold medals and medals both ranked 4th in the country.
Wang Xian (center) won the championship
It is understood that this competition, as the advance competition of the 11th National Paralympic Games and the 8th Special Olympics, has been held in Longgang District, Shenzhen since April 19, sponsored by the China Disabled Persons' Federation, the Chinese Paralympic Committee, the China Deaf Sports Association, the Guangdong Disabled Persons' Federation, the Shenzhen Disabled Persons' Federation, and the Shenzhen Longgang District People's Government, with a total of 13 provinces (cities) from Guangdong, Shandong, Shaanxi, Henan, etc. 256 athletes and horsemen from 14 teams (Shaanxi Province, the host of the Paralympic Games, registered two teams) participated.
The competition has three groups: physical disability group, visual disability group and hearing disability group, which are divided into field time trial competition, field chase competition, field team relay race, road time trial and highway group competition according to the competition regulations and project arrangements. The competition consisted of a cycling group, a double group, a tricycle group and a hand crank group, and a total of 159 athletes competed in 85 sub-events.
Henan's 12 disabled athletes participated in the competition of the bicycle group and the tricycle group of the physical disability group, including veterans and rookies, after the tenacious struggle of the athletes, they won 7 gold medals, 6 silver medals, 12 bronze medals, a total of 25 medals, and achieved the excellent results of ranking 4th in the country in both the number of gold medals and medals, and successfully completed the task of cycling competition. Compared with the 10th National Games for the Disabled, the number of gold medals in Henan has doubled, and the number of medals has also increased greatly.
"The performance and excellent style of the Henan Disabled Cycling Team have been unanimously praised by the organizers and sister provinces." The relevant person in charge of the Provincial Disabled Persons' Federation said that among the participating athletes in our province, there are Wang Xian, a veteran athlete who participated in the Fifth National Paralympic Games, Jin Xiaohuan, who won a medal in the First National Paralympic Games, and Ji Zixian, the first gold medal winner of the National Paralympic Games, who have undergone strict training by the coaching system and finally stood on the highest podium of the National Paralympic Games.