SHANGHAI, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) — Zhai Bali of China won the women’s 100m T11 sprint heat at the Tokyo Paralympics here on Tuesday..
Zhai, who set a Games record of 12.06 seconds in the event at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, clocked 12.17 seconds to finish first in Heat 2. The 31-year-old will compete in the final on Wednesday..
Liu Cuiqing of China finished third in 12.75 seconds in Heat 1..
In the men’s 100m T11 sprint, Dongguan native Dong Guohua also won Heat 2 in 11.33 seconds..
Dong, who holds the Asian record of 11.15 seconds in the event, will also run in Wednesday’s final..
Another Chinese sprinter Liu Yang finished second in Heat 3 in 11.49 seconds..
In badminton, Qu Zimo booked a berth in the men’s singles SL3 semifinals after defeating his Chinese teammate Zhou Jianhua 2-0 (21-5, 21-7) in the quarterfinals..
He will play Japan’s Daisuke Fujihara in the semifinals on Wednesday..
In wheelchair basketball, the Chinese women’s team beat Great Britain 56-32 in the semifinals to set up a clash with the United States in Wednesday’s final..
In wheelchair fencing, China’s Li Hao won the bronze medal in the men’s individual saber category B, while compatriot Feng Yanke took a bronze in the women’s individual epee category A..
In swimming, Chinese swimmers claimed four golds and two silvers on Tuesday..
Long Yi won the men’s 400m freestyle S11 in 4:47.26, while his teammate Wang Jingdong took the silver in 4:54.39..
Yi also took the bronze in the men’s 100m backstroke S11 in 1:11.47..
Song Lingling won the women’s 50m backstroke S3 in 54.72 seconds, while Pan Shiyun took the gold in the women’s 400m freestyle S12 in 4:39.42..
Jiang Yuyan won the silver in the women’s 100m breaststroke SB12 in 1:17.16..
In shooting, Zhao Shuai won the gold medal in the mixed 10m air rifle standing SH1, while his teammate Zhang Cuiping claimed the silver in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1..
In archery, Peng Jiaxin and Wu Chunyan of China won the gold in the women’s team compound event, while the Chinese duo of Li Ji and Zhang Tianxin bagged the silver in the mixed team compound event..
In athletics, Li Xian sent the javelin to 51.99 meters to win the gold in the women’s javelin throw F34, while Zhang Liangmin took the bronze with a throw of 45.32 meters.
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