From October 18 to 24, the 5th Asian Para Games were held in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Chinese athletes won a total of 207 gold, 117 silver, and 111 bronze medals. On October 24, the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee and the Hunan Provincial People's Government sent a congratulatory message to the Chinese delegation.

At this Asian Para Games, 21 athletes from Hunan were selected for the Chinese delegation, competing in five major sports: blind judo, athletics, swimming, shooting, and weightlifting. Hunan athletes won a total of 19 gold, 3 silver, and 10 bronze medals, marking Hunan's best-ever performance at the Asian Para Games in both gold medal count and total medal count.
 
On the first competition day, Zhu Shiwen defeated an Indonesian athlete by ippon in only 45 seconds in the men's J1-70kg blind judo final, winning Hunan's first gold medal at this Asian Para Games. Shi Yijie then brought Hunan its second gold in the women's J1-60kg final.

The athletics field was the main gold medal battleground for Hunan athletes. Wen Xiaoyan won three gold medals in the women's 200m, 100m, and long jump T37, and also teamed up with Shi Kangjun to take gold in the 4x100m mixed relay. Shi Yiting secured gold in the women's 100m T36 final with a new Asian Para Games record, and then added another gold in the 200m final, achieving "double golds." Zhou Xia claimed gold in the women's 200m T35, and then broke the Asian Para Games record in the 100m final with another gold. Jiang Fenfen, the Asian record holder in the women's 400m T37, picked up gold again. Zhu Lin grabbed gold in the women's 100m and 400m T13. Chen Shichang, guided by Liao Zhenwei, struck gold in the men's 400m and long jump T11.
 
In swimming, Tang Qian swept the gold medals in the men's 100m and 400m freestyle S6. Shooting star Yang Chao was crowned champion in both P4 and P3 pistol SH1 events.


This article is from Hunan Provincial Government. www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn