China takes first gold in London
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August 31, 2012, Friday
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WORLD records tumbled in the pool and on the cycling track as the first day of the London Paralympics got under way yesterday with China winning the Games' first gold medal.
Two world records were set in qualifying for the women's C1-2-3 3km individual pursuit - Zeng Sini, a C2 rider from China, broke the world's best to book a place in the gold medal race against Australia's Simone Kennedy.
In the final of the women's R2 10m air rifle at the Royal Artillery Barracks, China's Zhang Cuiping won the Games' first gold, scoring 104.9 for an overall score of 500.9.
Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the Games at a showpiece ceremony on Wednesday involving more than 3,000 volunteer and professional performers, many of them with a disability, combining music, dance and aerial acrobatics.
British scientist Stephen Hawking, described as "the most famous disabled person anywhere on the planet", narrated parts of the ceremony, which was aimed at challenging perceptions about disability and changing attitudes.
Two world records were set in qualifying for the women's C1-2-3 3km individual pursuit - Zeng Sini, a C2 rider from China, broke the world's best to book a place in the gold medal race against Australia's Simone Kennedy.
In the final of the women's R2 10m air rifle at the Royal Artillery Barracks, China's Zhang Cuiping won the Games' first gold, scoring 104.9 for an overall score of 500.9.
Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the Games at a showpiece ceremony on Wednesday involving more than 3,000 volunteer and professional performers, many of them with a disability, combining music, dance and aerial acrobatics.
British scientist Stephen Hawking, described as "the most famous disabled person anywhere on the planet", narrated parts of the ceremony, which was aimed at challenging perceptions about disability and changing attitudes.
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