Cyclist Li claims China's 1st gold at Paris Paralympics
China DailyChinese cyclist Li Zhangyu claims the nation's first gold medal by beating his compatriot Liang Weicong in the men's C1 3000m individual pursuit gold medal match at Paris Paralympics on Thursday. PARIS -- Chinese cyclist Li Zhangyu claimed the nation's first gold medal by beating his compatriot Liang Weicong in the men's C1 3,000m individual pursuit gold medal match at Paris Paralympics here on Thursday. In the Paralympic C1 3,000m individual pursuit event, Li, 36, had taken a silver at London 2012, a gold at Rio 2016 and a bronze at Tokyo 2020. Li upgraded the new world record by over 4 seconds in the qualifying with a time of 3:31.338 and advanced to the gold medal match with Liang, ensuring a gold medal for the Chinese delegation before the final.