More records tumble as Paralympians excel

Source: China Daily | 09-11-2008 14:24

The Bird's Nest saw several world records broken Wednesday.

China's Zhu Pengkai claimed a gold medal in the men's javelin, F11/12, with a new world record, followed by Branimir Budetic of Croatia and Miroslaw Pych from Poland.

"My third throw was 63.07m and that was my best throw ever," Zhu said. "I performed much better than expected. I felt the gold was in my hands when I made it."

Zhu Pengkai (R) of China is escorted by his guide as he  celebrates after winning the final of the men's javelin  F11-12 classification event at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic  Games in Beijing on September 10, 2008.