Roundup: China sweeps wheelchair fencing golds at Beijing Paralympics

"I was nervous. I kept telling myself to calm down and perform my best. " Tian told the press.

Zhang spent last night in the hospital and barely got back to the Paralympic Village this morning. Earlier on Monday his coach and team leader tried to persuade him to give up Monday's event, but he refused.

"I would rather exhaust myself on the piste than lie in bed watching others playing," he explained.

"I would be lying if I say there are no regrets (to win two silvers). You never go all the way into the final not longing for the gold."

"However, considering my health condition and everything, I give myself an 'A+' for my overall performance today," he added.

Radoslaw Stanczuk of Poland, silver medalist in Athens, downed David Maillard of France 15-12 in the bronze medal match.

Hu Daoliang, China's top ranked athlete in men's epee Cat. B at world No. 16, improved fast and looked capable of upsetting the top ranked fencers in Beijing. He survived in a hard contest against Mikalai Bezyazychny of Belarus 15-13 to collect his second gold medal, encouraged by the cheers from the stands.

The 28-year-old Hu clinched the gold medal in the foil cat. B on Sunday.