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Zou sets world record to clinch gold in 100m backstroke S2

Xinhua, September 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

China's Zou Liankang set a new world record to win gold in the men's 100m backstroke S2 on Friday.

The 21-year-old clocked 1:45.25 seconds to smash the previous record of 1:50.67 set by compatriot Liu Benying.

Liu took silver in 1:48.29 with Ukraine's Serhii Palamarchuk claiming bronze in 1:49.76. Endit