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Roundup: China sweeps wheelchair fencing golds at Beijing Paralympics

"After I won the gold yesterday, I just relaxed and prepared to start all over again. I was very confident and relaxed today," said Hu.

"Many people look down on disabled people, but I do this so they know: 'I am a person, too. I can do everything that they can do and do even better,'" he added.

"I want to win a gold medal at the London 2012 Paralympic Games," said Bezyazychny.

Serhiy Shenkevych of Ukraine beat Marc-Andre Cratere of France 15-12 to claim the bronze medal in the men's epee Cat. B.

Zhang Chuancui of China astonished all people in the Fencing Hall as the world No. 11 Zhang beat world top ranked Yu Chui-yee of Chinese Hong Kong 15-13 to rewrite Yu's unbeatable record.

Yu, 24, was the world No. 1 and defending Paralympic champion. She won a total four gold medals at Athens 2004, including foil and epee Cat.A plus foil and epee Cat. A team.

Fan Pui-shan of Chinese Hong Kong, silver medalist in Athens Paralympics, won the thrilling bronze medal match against Zsuzsanna Krajnyak of Hungary 15-14.

The wheelchair fencing competition, slated for Sept.14-17 at the Beijing Paralympics, attracted 88 players from 19 countries and regions to compete in individual categories A and B of men's foil, epee and sabre and women's foil and epee.

 

Editor:Zhang Yue

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