Chinese para athletes made waves 🌊 at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris on Thursday, securing a historic 600th gold medal in Summer Paralympic history! Team China dominated the pool 🏊♂️ with 12 golds in a single day, bringing their total to 74 golds and cementing their top spot on the medal table.
The mixed 4×50-meter medley relay team—Lu Dong, Zhang Li, Wang Lichao, and Guo Jincheng—blazed through the water with a world-record time of 2:24.83, snagging China’s 70th title of these Games and their 600th Summer Paralympic gold overall. Talk about a golden legacy! 🥇
Guo Jincheng wasn’t done yet—he teamed up with Wang Lichao and Yuan Weiyi to sweep the men’s 50m freestyle S5 final podium 🥇🥈🥉. Guo smashed the world record (29.33 seconds), while Yuan and Wang clinched silver and bronze. The trio’s victory lap? Pure 🔥.
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Chinese swimmers claim 600th gold at Paralympic Games in Paris
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