Xinhua News Agency, Tianjin, April 13 (Reporter Zhang Zewei) the 10th National Paralympic Games and the 7th Special Olympics, which will officially open in August, took the lead in the track and field marathon competition in Wuqing, Tianjin on the 13th, the gold medals of 8 groups were decided.
This marathon is a full marathon. 79 contestants are divided into 8 groups according to different disability types, including racing wheelchair, hearing disability, standing limb disability, blind person, etc. The contestants overcame difficulties, fought tenaciously and fought bravely, infecting the audience.
Zhang Yong from Shanghai team was the first player in the men’s racing wheelchair group to hit the line. The result was 1 hour at 24 minutes 59 seconds, which was about 10 minutes higher than his usual best result. “This is my first gold medal. I am very happy and thank my coach very much.” Zhang Yong, 28, said.
Zhang Yong began to train racing wheelchairs in 2010. He said that practicing this project and participating in the competition constantly broadened his horizon and honed his will. “Of course, it is not enough to only rely on spiritual will to win the competition, but also pay attention to skills. The racing wheelchair project especially tests the strength of upper limbs. While pursuing speed, the most important thing for players is to try their best to control wheelchair, otherwise they will easily roll over.”
The champion of the women’s racing wheelchair group was won by Zhou Zhaoqian of Hebei team, with a score of 1 hour at 40 minutes 32 seconds.
In the hearing disability group, Huang Guan army of Sichuan team won the first place among men, with a score of 2 hours at 38 minutes 29 seconds, while Yang Chunhua of Sichuan team won the women’s championship with a score of 2 hours at 47 minutes 25 seconds. In the standing disabled group, Li Chaoyan of Yunnan team and Jiang Yunfei of Liaoning team won men’s and women’s gold medals, with scores of 2 hours 34 minutes 22 seconds and 3 hours 11 minutes 13 seconds respectively. In the blind Group, Wang Manyi of the Gansu team and Zheng Jin of the Liaoning team won the men’s and women’s championships, with scores of 2 hours 32 minutes 2 seconds and 3 hours 8 minutes 52 seconds respectively.