(Beijing Winter Paralympics) Chinese athletes swept the Winter Paralympic Snowboard Men's Obstacle Chase (UL-level) medal
China News Agency, Zhangjiakou, March 7th (Reporter Li Xiaowei) In the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Men's Snowboarding Men's Obstacle Chase (UL-level) competition on the 7th, Chinese players Ji Lijia, Wang Pengyao and Zhu Yonggang swept the event gold, Silver and bronze medals.
This is also the seventh gold medal won by the Chinese delegation at the Beijing Winter Paralympics.
The Beijing Winter Paralympic Snowboard Obstacle Chase was held in Zhangjiakou on the 7th. There were 4 categories of women's obstacle pursuit (LL2) and men's obstacle pursuit (UL, LL1, LL2), and 4 gold medals were awarded. .
The snowboard men's obstacle course (UL level) is the dominant event of the Chinese team. Chinese players Zhu Yonggang, Wang Pengyao, Ji Lijia, and Zhang Yiqi have passed all the way from the quarter-finals, and finally swept 4 places in the finals of this group.
In the finals, 19-year-old Ji Lijia played well and won the gold medal. Wang Pengyao, Zhu Yonggang and Zhang Yiqi won the runner-up, third and fourth place respectively.
In an interview after the game, Ji Lijia said that all the disabled athletes in the Chinese team are working hard to win glory for the country. "I hope our performance can become the pride of the more than 80 million disabled people across the country."
In the men's snowboard slalom chase (LL1 level), China's Wu Zhongwei won the bronze medal, Canada's Taylor Turner won the gold medal, and American Mike Schultz won the silver medal.
In the men's obstacle course (LL2) that ended at the end of the day, Finland's Marty Sur-Hamari won the gold medal, and China's Sun Qi won the fourth place.
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