The National Paralympic Games exceeded 31 world records

Xi'an, 28 Oct (Xinhua) -- On 28 October, a reporter learned from a press conference before the closing ceremony of the 11th National Paralympic Games and the 8th Special Olympics that as of the evening of 27 October, a total of 860 gold medals had been produced in this Paralympic Games, surpassing 31 world records and setting 154 national records, and 511 gold medals had been produced in this Special Olympics competition.

Xiang Hongxia, chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Disabled Persons' Federation and executive deputy secretary-general of the Organizing Committee of the Special Olympics Paralympics, said that Shaanxi, as the host, has a total of 505 athletes participating in 35 major events, 39 sub-events and 359 minor events. As of October 27, the Shaanxi delegation had won a total of 126 gold medals and 227 medals, ranking among the best in the total number of gold medals and medals, with 8 people surpassing the world record seven times and 21 people setting national records 23 times.

Zhao Sujing, director of the China Disabled Persons' Federation and executive deputy secretary general of the Organizing Committee of the 11th National Paralympic Games and the 8th Special Olympics, said that the Special Olympics will come to an end on the evening of the 29th, and the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games will be ushered in 126 days after the end, which will be another landmark event in the history of China's sports for the disabled. This Special Olympics has once again driven the enthusiasm of the people of the whole country to care for the disabled, to pay attention to and support the sports cause of the disabled and the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games. (End)