Kobe para athletics championships

Kobe Para Athletics Championships: Chinese athletes took home three gold medals at the Para Athletics World Championships 2024 here on Wednesday. Chinese wheelchair racers enjoyed double one-two victories, as the men's 1,500m T54 final saw Jin Hua clinch gold with a time of two minutes 54.85 seconds, and Dai Yunqiang won the silver medal.

In another double podium finish, Zhou Hongzhuan and Gao Fang in the women's 100m T53 final claimed the gold and silver medals by clocking 16.88 seconds and 16.91 seconds respectively, both achieving their season bests.

Chinese gold medalist Zhong Huanghao, 25, defended his title in the men's long jump T38 final with a leap of 6.66 meters on his second attempt, while his teammate Zhou Peng claimed the bronze.