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Liang defends C2 3000m individual pursuit title at Rio Paralympics

Xinhua, September 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

Chinese cyclist Liang Guihua clinched his second Paralympic gold medal by successfully defending his C2 3000m individual pursuit title in Rio on Friday.

Liang beat Canada's Tristen Chernove by almost three seconds in the final with a time of three minutes 44.55 seconds.

Britain's Louis Rolfe defeated Colombia's Alvaro Galvis Becerra in the bronze medal match.

Liang, 32, lost his left leg in a machine accident at a brick factory when four. Endit