Harvested one gold, one bronze and several top seven places to achieve a breakthrough of zero medals in the Winter Paralympics in our province
Shaanxi athletes successfully complete their trip to the Beijing Winter Paralympics
2022-03-13 10:03:53Source: Shaanxi Daily
On March 11, Shaanxi athletes successfully completed their trip to the Beijing Winter Paralympics. With 1 gold, 1 bronze and several top 7 results, they achieved a breakthrough of zero medals for the disabled in Shaanxi at the Winter Paralympics.
In this Winter Paralympic Games, Shaanxi athletes Liu Zixu and Wang Tao participated in six competitions in the Paralympic Biathlon 6km, Paralympic Biathlon 10km, and Paralympic Cross Country Short Distance Skiing. Liu Zixu won the championship in the Paralympic biathlon men’s 6km (seated) race, and won the first gold medal for the Chinese team in this Winter and Paralympic Games; he won the bronze medal in the Paralympic biathlon men’s 12.5km (seated) race; Won the 4th place in the Paralympic cross-country skiing short distance men (sitting position); won the 5th place in the Paralympic biathlon men’s 10km (sitting position) competition. Wang Tao won the 6th place in the Paralympic biathlon men’s 6km (seated position), the 7th place in the Paralympic biathlon men’s 10km (seated position), the 5th place in the Paralympic cross-country skiing men’s short distance (seated position), and the Paralympic Winter 5th in both men’s 12.5km (sitting position).
“Liu Zixu and Wang Tao filled the gap in the participation of disabled men’s snow sports, and achieved a breakthrough of zero medals for disabled athletes in Shaanxi in the Winter Paralympics with excellent results.” March 11, Shaanxi Provincial Sports Management Center for the Disabled Director Wang Jilin said that the Provincial Sports Management Center for the Disabled will take the Beijing Winter Paralympics as an opportunity to promote the coordinated development of rehabilitation sports, mass sports and Special Olympics activities in our province.reporter Mao Mao