China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

has qualified to send athletes to the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Sports China competed in include blind football, archery, boccia, cycling, goalball, judo, paracanoeing, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball.

Disability classifications

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories;

amputation Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on indi ...

, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness;

cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. There may be problems with sensa ...

;

wheelchair A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, problems related to old age, or disability. These can include spinal cord injuries ( paraplegia, hemiplegia, and quadriplegia), cerebr ...

athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories;

visual impairment Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment, is a medical definition primarily measured based on an individual's better eye visual acuity; in the absence of treatment such as correctable eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment� ...

, including

blindness Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment, is a medical definition primarily measured based on an individual's better eye visual acuity; in the absence of treatment such as correctable eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment� ...

;

Les autres Les Autres sport classification is system used in disability sport for people with locomotor disabilities not included in other classification systems for people with physical disabilities. The purpose of this system is to facilitate fair competiti ...

, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example

dwarfism Dwarfism is a condition wherein an organism is exceptionally small, and mostly occurs in the animal kingdom. In humans, it is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than , regardless of sex; the average adult height among people with dw ...

multiple sclerosis Multiple (cerebral) sclerosis (MS), also known as encephalomyelitis disseminata or disseminated sclerosis, is the most common demyelinating disease, in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. This d ...

. Each

Paralympic sport The Paralympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. As of 2020, the Summer Paralympics included 22 sports and 539 medal events, and the Winter Paralympics include 5 sports and disciplines and about ...

then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as

athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...

, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.

Medalists

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5-a-side football

China qualified for the Paralympics after finishing second at the 2015 IBSA Blind Football Aaian Championships.

Rosters

Coach:, Guide:

Group B

Semi-final

Bronze medal match

Archery

With the

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serving as a Paralympic qualifying event, several Chinese archers assisted the country in earning spots for Rio. This included the Chinese recurve open mixed team, and China's W1 pair claimed the first two spots for China at the event. Yu He and

Zhao Lixue Zhao Lixue (born 7 November 1990) is a Chinese Paralympic archery, Paralympic archer. Career He won the silver medal in the Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual recurve open, men's individual recurve open event at the 202 ...

claimed the maximum two spots per nation for China in the recurve men's open event. Gao Fangxia claimed a spot for China as a result of her win in the women's Paralympic secondary tournament. China claimed a pair of spots in the mixed team compound open event after one of their teams set a world record of 157 points on their way to claiming gold in the finals. Zhou Jiamin earned China an additional spot with her sixth-place finish in the women's event. China earned a pair of spots in the W1 women's event after Guo Ying won gold and Zhang Lu finished fourth. ;Men , - , align=left,

Ai Xinliang Ai Xinliang (born 19 May 1997) is a Chinese Paralympic archer. Career He won the gold medal in the team compound open event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2021, he won the bronze medal in the men's individu ...

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W 143-135 ,
W 138-134 ,
W 142-138 ,
L 144-146 ,
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L 142-143 , colspan=5 , - , align=left,

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L 84-142 , colspan=5 , - , align=left, Shi Xucheng , align=left rowspan=3, Men's individual recurve open , 602 , 14 ,
W 7-1 ,
L 3-7 , colspan=4 , - , align=left, Yu He , 583 , 21 ,
W 7-3 ,
L 0-6 , colspan=4 , - , align=left,

, 609 , 11 ,
W 6-0 ,
L 4-6 , colspan=4 ;Women , - , align=left, Lin Dandan , align=left rowspan=3, Women's Individual Recurve Open , 618 , 5 ,
L 3-7 , colspan=5 , - , align=left,

Wu Chunyan Wu Chunyan (born 6 December 1989) is a Chinese Paralympic archer. She represented China at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won two medals: the gold medal in the mixed team recurve open event and the silver med ...

, 637 , 1 ,
W 6-0 ,
W 7-3 ,
W 6-4 ,
W 7-1 ,
L 4-6 , , - , align=left, Ye Jinyan , 622 , 3 ,
W 7-1 ,
L 2-6 , colspan=4 , - , align=left, Lin Yueshan , align=left rowspan=2, Women's Individual Compound Open , 651 , 6 , ,
W 141-130 ,
W 141-139 ,
W 137-129 ,
L 138-138 , , - , align=left, Zhou Jiamin , 674 , 1 , ,
W 144-136 ,
W 144-132 ,
W 138-132 ,
W 138-138 , , - , align=left, Lu Liang , align=left rowspan=1, Women's individual compound W1 , 598 , 4 , , ,
L 128-130 , colspan=3 ;Mixed , - , align=left,

Shi Xucheng*
Lin Dandan*
Yu He*
Ye Jinyan* , align=left, Team Recurve Open , 1246 , 2 , ,
W 6-0 ,
W 6-0 ,
W 6-0 ,
W 5-3 , , - , align=left,

Zhou Jiamin
Cao Hanwen*
Lin Yueshan* , align=left, Team Compound Open , 1342 , 2 , , ,
W 155-143 ,
W 149-139 ,
W 151-143 , , - , align=left,

Lu Liang , align=left, Team Compound W1 , 1073 , 7 , colspan=2 ,
L 95-137 , colspan=3 * – Indicates athlete only shoot in the Ranking Round but not in the Olympic Rounds.

Athletics

T/F 11-13

;Men's Track ;Men's Field ;Women's Track ;Women's Field

T/F 31-38

;Men's Track ;Men's Field ;Women's Track ;Women's Field

F40-41

;Men's Field ;Women's Field

T/F 42-47

;Men's Track ;Men's Field ;Women's Track ;Women's Field

T/F 51-58

;Men's Track ;Men's Field ;Women's Track ;Women's Field Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q or q) of track events were decided on time, therefore positions shown are results versus competitors in their own heats.
* – Indicates athlete only sign up in the heats but not ran in the final race.

Boccia

China qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport at the Hong Kong hosted 2015 BISFed Asia and Oceania Boccia Team and Pairs Championships in the BC4 Pair event. They claimed gold ahead of silver medalist South Korea and bronze medalists Hong Kong. They blanked South Korea 5 - 0 in the gold medal game. The pair team included Yuansen Zheng and ximei Lin, and they were ranked second in the world at the time. They entered qualification as the number two seed in Asia in their event, behind eventual bronze medalists Hong Kong who were then ranked third in the world. ;Individual ;Pairs ;Teams

Cycling

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, China qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.

Track

;Time Trial ;Individual Pursuit ;Sprint

Road

;Time Trial ;Road Race

Goalball

Men

The China men's national goalball team qualified for the Rio Games after finishing first at the 2015 IBSA Goalball Asian-Pacific Championships. China's men enter the tournament ranked 3rd in the world.

Rosters

Group B

Quarter-finals

Women

China's women enter the tournament ranked 1st in the world.

Rosters

Group D

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Gold medal match

Judo

With one pathway for qualification being having a top finish at the 2014 IBSA Judo World Championships, China earned a qualifying spot in Rio base on the performance of Liqing Li in the women's -48 kg event. The B2 Judoka finished first in her class. Yanping Yuan earned China a second spot with her gold medal in the women's +70 kg event.

Paracanoeing

China earned a qualifying spot at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport following their performance at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Milan, Italy where the top six finishers in each Paralympic event earned a qualifying spot for their nation. Danqin Wang earned the spot for China after finishing seventh in the women's KL2 event because Great Britain had two people in the top six but could only get one bearth.

Powerlifting

China is competing at powerlifting in Rio. ;Men ;Women

Rowing

Sitting volleyball

Men

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qualified for the

at the 2014

Asian Para Games The Asian Para Games also known as Para Asiad is a multi-sport event regulated by the Asian Paralympic Committee that's held every four years after every Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities. Both events had adopted the strategy ...

, winning the gold medal match in sets of 25-12, 25-20, 29-27 against the

Iran men's national sitting volleyball team The Iran men's national sitting volleyball team represents Islamic Republic of Iran in international sitting volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the dominant forces in on the court worldwide. In foreign media, team Ira ...

Rosters

Group B

Classification 7th / 8th

Women

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qualified to compete at the 2016 Games after finishing first at the 2014 World Championships. Later that year, the team competed in the 2014

where they lost to

Iran women's national sitting volleyball team Iran women's national sitting volleyball team represents the country at international events. Paralympics Iran women's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics after reaching the finals of the 2014 Asian Para G ...

in the final with sets of 25-15, 25-12, and 25-15 in Iran's favor.

Rosters

Group B

Semi-finals

Final

Shooting

The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. China earned a qualifying spot at this event in the R8 – 50m rifle 3 positions women SH1 event as a result of

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winning a gold medal. China qualified a pair of shooters in the P3 – 25m Pistol Mixed SH1 event based on the performances of Jianfei Li and

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grabbed the fourth qualifying spot for China at this competition in the R6 – 50m Rifle Prone Mixed SH1 event. The country sent shooters to 2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, where Rio direct qualification was also available. They earned a qualifying spot at this event based on the performance of Yaping Yan in the R3 – 10m Air Rifle Prone Mixed SH1 event. Chao Yang earned China a second spot at the event in the P1 – 10m Air Pistol Men SH1 event. Xing Huang's performance gave China its third and final qualifying spot at this competition with his finish in the P3 – 25m Pistol Mixed SH1. The third opportunity for direct qualification for shooters to the Rio Paralympics took place at the 2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia. At this competition, Dingchao Gou earned a qualifying spot for their country in the R1 - Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event. Xiao Hong Bai earned a second spot for China at this event based on her performance in the R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event. Huan He had China's third spot earned for Rio at this competition with her performance in the R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event. Hongxiang Yuan grabbed a fourth spot for China in the R4- Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 event. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Swimming

The top two finishers in each Rio medal event at the

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earned a qualifying spot for their country for Rio.

Shiyun Pan Pan Shiyun (born April 20, 1989) is a Chinese swimmer. He competes in the S7 categorisation. At age 11, he had an electrical accident that caused him to lose the use of his right arm. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Shiyun won two gold medals a ...

earned China a spot after winning gold in the Men's 100m Freestyle S7.

Men

Women

Mixed

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q or q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are results versus competitors in their own heats.
* – Indicates athlete swam in the heats but not in the final race.

Table tennis

;Men's individual ;Men's team ;Women's individual ;Women's team

Wheelchair basketball

The

China women's national wheelchair basketball team The China Women's National Wheelchair Basketball Team is the wheelchair basketball side that represents China in international competitions for women as part of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Competitions Wheelchair Basketbal ...

has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. As hosts, Brazil got to choose which group they were put into. They were partnered with Algeria, who would be put in the group they did not chose. Brazil chose Group A, which included Canada, Germany, Great Britain and Argentina. Algeria ended up in Group B with the United States, the Netherlands, France and China.

Rosters

Group B

Quarter Final

5th/6th place playoff

Wheelchair fencing

;Men ;Women

Wheelchair tennis

China qualified two competitors in the men's single event. Zujun Wei qualified through the standard route.

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qualified via a Doubles World Ranking Allocation place. China qualified two players in the women's singles event. Zhenzhen Zhu qualified via the standard route. Hui Min Huang earned a spot via a Bipartite Commission Invitation place.

References

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2016 in Chinese sport

Disability classifications

Medalists

5-a-side football

Rosters

Group B

Semi-final

Bronze medal match

Archery

Athletics

T/F 11-13

T/F 31-38

F40-41

T/F 42-47

T/F 51-58

Boccia

Cycling

Track

Road

Goalball

Men

Rosters

Group B

Quarter-finals

Women

Rosters

Group D

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Gold medal match

Judo

Paracanoeing

Powerlifting

Rowing

Sitting volleyball

Men

Rosters

Group B

Classification 7th / 8th

Women

Rosters

Group B

Semi-finals

Final

Shooting

Swimming

Men

Women

Mixed

Table tennis

Wheelchair basketball

Rosters

Group B

Quarter Final

5th/6th place playoff

Wheelchair fencing

Wheelchair tennis

See also

References