CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- At 00:00 Beijing time on September 6 (18:00 Paris time on September 5), in the mixed BC1/BC2 Boccia Team Final at the Paris Paralympics, Chongqing athlete Yan Zhiqiang, along with his teammates, faced off against Indonesian players and ultimately won the gold medal with a score of 7:6.

This was not only Yan Zhiqiang’s first paralympic gold medal but also the first-ever gold of China in the history of the Paralympic Boccia Team Event. So far, Chongqing athletes have won four gold medals at the Paris Paralympics.

Previously, Yan Zhiqiang won the individual gold medal at the 2010 Boccia World Championships in Portugal, a silver medal in the individual event and a silver medal in the team event at the 2012 London Paralympics, an individual silver medal and a team bronze medal at the 2018 World Championships, and a team silver medal at the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics. (Translated by Vichy, Fathom Language Limited)