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Yan Shuo (, born 26 July 1995) is a Chinese
para table tennis Para table tennis is a parasports which follows the rules set by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The usual table tennis rules are in effect with slight modifications for wheelchair athletes. Athletes from disability groups can ...
player.


Career

He won a bronze medal at 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 ...
in the men's C7 event. In the delayed Tokyo
2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...
he improved on his previous bronze by winning gold in the same event, defeating the defending champion
Will Bayley William John Bayley (born 17 January 1988) is a British professional Paralympic table tennis player, ranked world number 1. He is the 2016 Summer Paralympics Games gold medallist and the 2014 World Champion. From September 2019 Bayley partic ...
as well as taking gold in the team event for the same category, against the same opponent and his partner.


Personal life

He lost most of his right leg when he was six years old, following a car accident. Like many of his teammates, Yan attended New Hope Center and trained under coach
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References

1995 births Living people Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in table tennis Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Chinese male table tennis players Paralympic gold medalists for China Paralympic bronze medalists for China Paralympic table tennis players for China Sportspeople from Pizhou Chinese amputees Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games {{PRChina-tabletennis-bio-stub