Chinese athletes break world records

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Source: CCTV.com | 09-14-2008 19:24

As the Paralympics enters the 8th day here in Beijing, athletes are competing for 56 gold medals today.

The host nation dominated at the "Bird's Nest", with Chinese athletes breaking three world records.

The host nation dominated at the "Bird's Nest", with Chinese  athletes breaking three world records.

In the men's Shot Put F35/36 class, China's Guo Wei won gold and broke the world record with an effort of 16.22 meters.

In the men's Discus Throw F53/54 class final, Chinese athlete Fan Liang also set a new world record, with a toss of 31.08 meters to take gold.

Meanwhile, in the women's Discus Throw finals, Mi Na showed her dominance with a 33.67 meters throw ... to win the women's F37/38 class gold and set a new world record.