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Zhou breaks world record, wins 100m backstroke S8 gold

Xinhua, September 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

China's Zhou Cong set a new world record to win gold in the men's 100m backstroke S8 at the Rio Paralympics on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old finished in one minute 2.90 seconds to beat the previous record held by Russia's Konstantin Lisenkov by 0.42sec.

Britain's Oliver Hynd took silver in 1:04.46 and Robert Griswold claimed bronze in 1:04.68.

Zhou was left with spinal cord injuries after a car accident when he was 16.

He was previously a promising able-bodied swimmer, winning several national championship titles. Endit