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    Breaking Through

    Mar 17, 2022 4 minutes
    By Ji Jing

    When Liu Zixu put down his bow and took up the rifle, he wasn’t expecting to land the top spot in athletics. Liu finished first in the Para biathlon men’s sprint sitting on March 5, earning China its first gold medal at the Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.

    “I’m happy with today’s performance and it feels good to have made history for my country,” said Liu.

    The gold medal he earned is the second in the country’s Paralympic history, while the first ever was won by the wheelchair curling team at Pyeongchang 2018.

    Liu made a good start. His success was quickly followed by gold medals won by

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