CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- The 17th Summer Paralympic Games will be held in Paris from August 28 to September 8. On August 16, the Chinese Sports Delegation for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games was established in Beijing, with a total of 516 members, including 284 athletes and 232 coaches, staff, and competition support personnel. Among them, 5 athletes, 1 coach, and 1 staff member from Chongqing have been selected, marking the largest number of participants from Chongqing to compete abroad.

According to reports, Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will feature 4,400 athletes from 184 delegations, with 22 sports and 549 events, including archery, badminton, and equestrian. Chongqing athletes competing are Liao Keli, Yan Zhiqiang, Xiao Zuxian, Yang Tong, and Jin Yucheng, who will participate in table tennis, badminton, and boccia. Additionally, Ran Jun will serve as the coach for boccia team at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

At 2021 Tokyo Paralympic Games, three athletes from Chongqing represented the country and achieved results that surpassed those of previous games, marking the first time that Chongqing athletes won gold medals at the Paralympic Games, namely table tennis player Liao Keli won 1 gold medal and 1 bronze medal, while boccia athlete Yan Zhiqiang won 1 silver medal.

A person in charge of Chongqing Disabled Persons’ Federation stated that Chongqing athletes competing in Paris Paralympic Games include both seasoned veterans like Liao Keli and Yan Zhiqiang, who have participated in the Paralympics for several times, as well as newcomers such as badminton players Xiao Zuxian and Yang Tong, and the 16-year-old table tennis prodigy Jin Yucheng. Although it is their first time competing in the Paralympics, all of them have previously won gold or silver medals at the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou. (Translated by Vichy, Fathom Language Limited)