In a special afternoon match at the Hangzhou Tangqi Goalball Training Base, Hu Mingyao won his first Asian Para Athletics gold medal.
Much to the crowd’s delight, the athlete then decided to propose to his longtime girlfriend, who was cheering him on from the stands.
Goalball is an indoor team sport developed for blind or visually impaired players in which a 1.25-kg rubber ball containing bells that make a sound when in motion is thrown at a goal at the opposing team’s end of the court.
After China defeated Japan 9-3 in the men’s goalball final on October 27, Hu, a visually impaired player, removed his blackout goggles, which are worn during the game to level the
