China's Yang triumphs in shot put F54
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China's Yang Liwan secures her third Paralympic gold medal on September 10, winning the women's shot put F54 in Rio. [Quanzhou Evening News] |
![China's Yang Liwan secures her third Paralympic gold medal on September 10, winning the women's shot put F54 in Rio. [Quanzhou Evening News]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20160911/001aa0ba3c6a193efb6a04.jpg "China's Yang Liwan secures her third Paralympic gold medal on September 10, winning the women's shot put F54 in Rio. [Quanzhou Evening News]")
China's Yang Liwan secured her third Paralympic gold medal on Saturday, winning the women's shot put F54 in Rio.
The 38-year-old recorded a best throw of 7.89m to fall just one centimeter short of her own world record set in April.
Tunisia's Hania Aidi took silver with a longest throw of 6.86m and Fadhila Nafati grabbed bronze with 6.38m.
Yang also won gold in the event at the 2012 Games in London, where she also triumphed in the javelin F54/55/56.
Competing at her third Paralympics, Yang was left paraplegic after being struck by a falling object in 1996.
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