China win second archery gold of Rio Paralympics
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) — China secured their second archery gold medal of the Rio Paralympics when Ai Xinliang and Zhou Jiamin beat Britain’s Jodie Grinham and John Stubbs 151-143 in the mixed team compound event in Rio.
In the bronze medal match, South Korea’s Kim Mi-Soon and Lee Ouk-Soo defeated Turkey’s Handan Biroglu and Bulent Korkmaz 138-128.
China’s other archery gold medal here came on Sunday when Wu Chunyan and Zhao Lixue won the mixed team recurve final.
Editor: Zhang Dongmiao
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — Zhou Jiamin defeated fellow Chinese archer Lin Yeshan in the final to clinch gold in the women’s individual compound at the Rio Paralympics on Friday.
“I am very happy, but I am also very happy that Lin won silver,” Zhou told the Paralympic News Service. “We are very close friends and we both medalled.”
“We are finished with this Paralympics. I want to keep competing and still try my best for our country.”
In the bronze medal match, South Korea’s Kim Mi-Soon defeated Iran’s Abbaspour Somayeh.
Editor: Mu Xuequan
Source: Xinhua
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