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Cheng grabs 50m breaststroke SB3 gold in Rio

Xinhua, September 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

China's Cheng Jiao secured her second gold medal of the Rio Paralympics on Wednesday by winning the women's 50m breaststroke SB3.

The 22-year-old touched the wall in 58.28 seconds to beat Ukraine's Mariia Lafina by more than three seconds. Mexico's Patricia Valle grabbed bronze in 1:02.40.

Cheng also won the 150m individual medley SM4 title on Monday. Endit