PARIS — Teenage Chinese swimmer Jiang Yuyan collected her seventh gold of the Paris Paralympics on Saturday, while the USA were aiming to win a third consecutive men's wheelchair basketball title.
PARIS — Teenage Chinese swimmer Jiang Yuyan collected her seventh gold of the Paris Paralympics on Saturday, while the USA were aiming to win a third consecutive men's wheelchair basketball title.Jiang, 19, who lost her right arm and leg in a car accident at the age of four, landed gold number seven by breaking the Paralympic world record in the women's 100-m backstroke S6 to defeat US defending champion Jessica Long on the final day of the swimming program.
'It's really incredible for me,' said Jiang. 'I just finish each small goal, then have a rest and start again. I don't overthink it, I just do it.'' the world record is a new challenge for me in the future. From now on, my competitor is myself,' she added.Long, a double leg amputee, won the 18th gold medal of her career, and the 31st overall since her debut at Athens 2004, as she eased to the 100m butterfly S8.
Teenager Takes 7Th Gold In Paralympics
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