Gold medalist Heather Frederiksen of Great Britain, silver medalist Jessica Long of the United States and bronze medalist Mariann Vestbostad of Norway pose for photo at the awarding ceremony of women’s 100m backstroke S8 during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing, Sept. 10, 2008.
“Unfortunately, table tennis is not so famous in Poland. I love to play in China. China is my lucky place,” added the 19-year-old.
Partyka, born without a right hand and forearm, and South African amputee swimmer Natalie du Toit are the only two Paralympians who competed in last month’s Olympics.
However, two other Athens champions - Mateja Pintar of Slovenia and Zhang Xiaoling of China - suffered bitter defeats. Zhang, a 51-year-old veteran who was seeking her sixth straight Paralympic singles title, lost 3-2 to Sweden’s Josefin Abrahamsson in the semifinal, and Pintar was beaten 3-1 by eventual winner Li Qian in the battle for a final berth.
Andrea Zimmerer of Germany, Clara Podda of Italy, Kelly Van Zon of Netherlands and Tommy Urhaug of Norway, all seeded No.1 in their respective classes, also fell at the semifinal stage.
There was more Chinese success in track and field, with Zhang Lixin (men’s 400m T54), Zhu Pengkai (men’s javelin throw F11-12) and Wu Qing (women’s javelin throw F35-38) all striking gold medals and breaking world records. Wu Guojing added a powerlifting gold for China when he won the men’s 52kg division.
In cycling, Britain was just as dominant as China in table tennis. British riders nabbed three more golds at the Laoshan Velodrome on Wednesday to increase their haul to 12.
They won all but one Paralympic track cycling event in which they entered following last month’s Olympics where the team won seven out of 10 titles. english.people | Women squeezing testicles, quad amputee women, Big Brother Sweden
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