Zou breaks world record to clinch shot put F34 gold in Rio

China's Zou Lijuan set a new world record to win gold in the women's shot put F34 at the Rio Paralympics on Wednesday.

The 22-year-old posted a best throw of 8.75m, eclipsing the previous record of 8.60m.

Poland's Lucyna Kornobys took silver with 8.00m and New Zealand's Jessica Hamill secured bronze with 7.54m.

It was Zou's second gold medal here after her triumph in the javelin F34 on Friday.

Zou, who only began her athletics career in 2012, was born with cerebral palsy. Endit