On the first day of the Tokyo Paralympic Games (25th), the Hong Kong representative will compete in two swimming preliminary contests. Dunwell will participate in the men's S14 100m butterfly preliminary contest, while Chen Ruilin and Zhang Keying will compete in the women's S14 100m butterfly preliminary contest.
At 9:5 in the morning Hong Kong time, Chen Ruilin and Zhang Keying will compete in the women's S14 100m butterfly preliminary round.
Chen Ruilin swims on the 5th lane, while Zhang Keying will swim on the 7th lane.
Chen Ruilin swam for 1 minute and 7.2 seconds and finished first in the group, setting a new Paralympic record, but her Paralympic record was soon broken by other players in the next preliminary round.
Chen Ruilin was the bronze medalist at the World Championships in London two years ago, and she was the champion of this event in the Asian Paralympic Games three years ago.
As for Zhang Keying, he swam for 1 minute and 10.68 seconds and finished fifth in the group.
Chen Ruilin ranked third in the finals, and Zhang Keying just entered the final with eighth.
In the women's S14 100m butterfly final at 5:10 pm today, Chen Ruilin and Zhang Keying will compete for the Hong Kong team's first gold this year.
In the men's S14 100-meter butterfly preliminary contest held at 8:55 am on August 25th, Hong Kong time, 24-year-old Hong Kong swimmer Deng Wei enjoys the second line.
He swam for 1 minute and 2.53 seconds and touched the pool only 6th in the group. The total score failed to make it into the top 8 and could not enter the final.
Butterfly is not Deng Weile's main event. He is best at the 200-meter freestyle. He was the last Paralympic gold medalist.
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The Hong Kong delegation entered the venue after Portugal. Ren Guofen and Xu Jiajun led the delegation with the SAR flag.
Xu Jiajun said that he was very happy and honored to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony. It was an unforgettable experience in life. As for Ren Guofen, he said: "It is an honor to be a flag bearer at such a large Paralympic Games for the first time. Watch the live broadcast and support the Hong Kong team."
The Hong Kong Paralympic delegation enters the venue at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
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The head of the Hong Kong delegation, Hu Xiaoling, said after the opening ceremony: "After the athletes arrive in Tokyo, they actively grasp the pre-match practice time to improve their state and are ready to face the competition. On behalf of all the team members, I would like to thank the Hong Kong people for their enthusiastic support and hope to bring more. Good news."
The first day of this Paralympic Games will begin tomorrow (25th). The Hong Kong team will compete in the men's and women's S14 100-meter butterfly preliminary and table tennis women's TT11 singles group stage. Among them, the butterfly stroke event will produce the top three.
The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, the Hong Kong delegation enters the venue.
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The 98th team of the Chinese delegation, wearing green suits, entered the stadium. Women's wheelchair archery athlete Zhou Jiamin and male track and field athlete Wang Hao entered the stadium with flags.
This year the Chinese delegation sent 251 athletes to participate in 20 major events, a total of 341 minor events.
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Although Afghanistan was affected by the war and was unable to send personnel to participate in the competition, the conference arranged for staff to enter the country with the Afghan flag.
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The Tokyo Paralympics will kick off at 7 pm Hong Kong time tonight. However, the Hong Kong Paralympic Games stated that the equestrian athlete Zeng Tuanci has not fully recovered from the foot injury of the horse he rode. He will withdraw from the individual dressage competitions and team competitions.
In addition, a three-person team consisting of Xie Peiting, Zhong Meijuan and Zeng Tianci also need to withdraw from the mixed open group dressage team competition.
(Learn more: The Hong Kong Equestrian Team's missed team competition with the Hong Kong Equestrian Team retired from the race without healing his mounts)
The Hong Kong team arrived in Tokyo for pre-match practice (click to enlarge)
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The Hong Kong Paralympic Committee and Sports Association for the Disabled announced last Wednesday that track and field athlete Ren Guofen and swimmer Xu Jiajun will serve as flag bearers for the opening ceremony and lead the Hong Kong delegation into the stadium.
Runner Ren Guofen will compete in the Paralympic Games for the second time. She also broke her personal best time in the last women’s T36 100m and 200m races to reach the finals, and won the bronze in the 200m event of the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia. Continuous improvement in performance.
Newly promoted swimmer Xu Jiajun made his first appearance in the Paralympic Olympics. He has made his mark in international competitions in recent years. He set his best time in the men's S14 100-meter backstroke at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia with 1:02.44 and won the gold medal; and later In the International Sports Federation for the Intellectually Handicapped, they won gold in the same event and broke the record of the General Assembly at the same time.
Basic information about the Hong Kong team's participation in the Tokyo Paralympics:
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will be held from August 24 to September 5, 2021. Approximately 4,400 athletes from more than 160 countries and regions will participate in 22 sports.
This year’s Hong Kong delegation consisted of 64 people, of which 24 athletes participated in eight sports, including archery, track and field, boccia, equestrianism, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair fencing, and the newly added badminton events this year. Among them, half of the athletes participated in the Paralympic Games for the first time; another 40 coaches, sports science and medical personnel, support personnel, regional Paralympic Games representatives and staff accompanied the team.
The Hong Kong delegation won 2 golds, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes in the last Rio de Janeiro 2016 Paralympic Games. Since 1972, it has participated in the 12 Paralympic Games and accumulated 40 gold, 37 silver, and 49 bronze medals totaling 126 medals.
List of athletes of the Hong Kong Paralympic Team:
Archery:
Wei Jiaquan (Men's Compound Bow Open Group Individual Competition)
Track and field:
Deng Yuze (men's T20 long jump)
Ren Guofen (women's T36 class 100 meters, women's T36 class 200 meters)
Badminton:
Chen Haoyuan (men's WH2 singles) Zhu Wenjia (men
's SH6 singles)
Boccia
:
Yang Xiaolin (mixed BC2 level individual match)
He Wanqi (mixed BC3 level individual match, mixed BC3 level double match)
Liao Yongtong (mixed BC3 level double match)
Xie Dehua (mixed BC3 level individual match, mixed BC3 level double match)
Liu Huiyin (Mixed BC4 level individual match, mixed BC4 level double match)
Liang Yurong (mixed BC4 level individual match, mixed BC4 level double match)
Huang Junheng (mixed BC4 level individual match, mixed BC4 level double match)
Equestrianism:
Xie Peiting (Mixed Grade I Dressage Individual Competition, Mixed Grade I Dressage Individual Optional Action Competition, Mixed Open Group Dressage Team Competition)
Zhong Meijuan (Mixed Grade III Dressage Individual Competition, Mixed Grade III Dressage Individual Optional Action Competition, Mixed Open Dressage Team Competition)
Tsang Tsang (Mixed Grade III Dressage Individual Competition, Mixed Grade III Dressage Individual Optional Action Competition, Mixed Open Dressage Team Competition)
Swimming:
Chen Ruilin (Women's S14 100m backstroke, Women's SB14 100m breaststroke, Women's S14 100m butterfly, Women's S14 200m freestyle, Women's SM14 200m individual four style, Mixed S14 4x100m freestyle)
Zhang Keying ( Women's S14 100m butterfly, women's SM14 200m individual four style, mixed S14 4x100m freestyle)
Xu Jiajun (men's S14 100m backstroke, mixed S14 4x100m freestyle)
Deng Weile (men's S14 100m butterfly, men's S14 Class 200m freestyle, men's SM14 class 200m individual four style, mixed S14 class 4x100m freestyle)
Table tennis:
Wu Meihui (Women's TT11 singles) and
Wang Tingyu (Women's TT11 singles)
Wheelchair Fencing:
Wu Shuting (Women's A-level Foil Individual, Women's A-level Epee Individual, Women's Foil Team, Women's Epee Team)
Yu Cuiyi (Women's A-level Foil Individual, Women's A-level Epee Individual, Women's Foil Team, Women's Epee Team)
Zhong Wanping (Women's B Foil Individual, Women's B Epee Individual, Women's Foil Team, Women's Epee Team)