Zhejiang athletes post best-ever Asian Para Games performance outside China
Athletes from Zhejiang province won 30 gold, 18 silver, and 11 bronze medals at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games, marking the province's best performance at an Asian Para Games held outside China.
The Games concluded in Japan on Oct 24, with Zhejiang athletes breaking one world record and eight Games records.
A total of 33 Zhejiang athletes were selected for China's delegation, competing in 10 sports, including para swimming, archery, athletics, powerlifting, badminton, and goalball.
Swimming accounted for most of the medals. Eight Zhejiang swimmers collected 22 gold, 12 silver, and six bronze medals.
Jiang Yuyan won six gold medals across five individual events and a team relay, breaking one world record and one Games record. Wang Lichao, 33, secured three gold, four silver, and one bronze medal, setting two Games records.
In para archery, Cen Mengkan came from behind to win the women's W1 individual title.
China's men's and women's goalball teams, with Zhejiang athletes forming the core of both squads, won one gold and one silver medal between them.
Zhejiang's final medal came in the mixed-team para powerlifting event, where Tan Yujiao, Yan Panpan, and Zou Yi claimed bronze.





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