Roundup: Chinese athletes rack up wins on day 3, claim 100th gold

Chinese athletes racked up victories across multiple events on Wednesday, the third competition day of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games.

On the athletics field, 33-year-old Zhou Feifei settled the men's javelin throw F55 contest with his opening attempt, earning the Chinese delegation its 100th gold medal of the Games. His throw of 37.63m set a world record, leaving the rest of the competition as a battle for second place.

In a similar feat, Liang Hongxia won the women's discus throw F11 with one decisive effort, breaking the world record with 42.19m.

In the women's 100m T35, Zhou Xia took gold in an Asian Para Games record of 13.57 seconds, adding to the title she had already claimed in the 200m T35.

"I was so tired after the race that I didn't even look at the big screen. All I wanted was to run a lap of the stadium with the national flag around my shoulders," she said. "Of these two gold medals, the first one is for me, and this second one I'd really like to dedicate to my parents."

In the women's 100m T11, visually impaired athletes raced with the help of sighted guide-runners, with each pair connected by a tether about 10cm long. At 34, veteran runner Liu Cuiqing broke the Games record to win the title.

China's swimmers maintained their strong form in the pool. Eighteen-year-old Zhu Hui won two golds in the women's 100m freestyle S8 and 50m freestyle S8. The youngest member of the Chinese delegation at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, she has since grown into a mainstay of the team.

The men's H1-5 time trial in para cycling was among the first events of the day to finish. Heavy rain fell suddenly during the morning warm-up, but Liu Qiangli braved the conditions to familiarize himself with the course. He went on to post the fastest time in the race, giving China a winning start on the road.

Chinese athletes also topped the podium in para judo, para archery and para fencing. Gu Haiyan, one of China's flagbearers at the Paris Paralympics opening ceremony, was crowned champion in the women's epee Category A final, claiming her fourth gold medal since arriving in Nagoya.

On Thursday, Li Xiaohui will compete in the wheelchair tennis women's singles final, while China will face host Japan for the gold medal in women's wheelchair basketball.