China’s Paralympic team delivered a showstopping performance on Day 7 of the Paris 2024 Games, clinching 9 gold medals to solidify their top spot on the leaderboard. 🏅 The standout star? Swimmer Jiang Yuyan, who smashed her own world record to claim her fourth gold in just seven days! 💪
Competing in the women’s 100m freestyle S7 final, the 19-year-old phenom surged past her morning heat time of 1:09.68 to grab gold. 🏊♀️🔥 Jiang had already set the previous world record (1:10.86) in 2023—proving she’s unstoppable in the pool.
“I’m excited. It’s amazing—I didn’t think I could do this, but I did it!” said Jiang, who still has two events left. Her Tokyo 2020 haul of 2 golds, 1 silver, and 1 bronze now pales next to her Paris dominance. 😎
Jiang’s journey is nothing short of inspiring: After losing her right arm and leg in a childhood accident, she refused to let setbacks define her. “I’ve never felt sorry for myself,” she shared. “No difficult times in my life.” 🦸♀️✨
With Team China leading the medal race, all eyes are on their athletes as they rewrite the record books. 🌍👏
