Zhu Pengkai (; born March 21, 1987) is a

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from

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competing mainly in category F12 javelin events. Zhu had to pull out of the pentathlon in the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was f ...

in his home country, but he did manage to win the F11/12 javelin gold medal in front of the home fans.

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