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China breaks world record to win 4x400m T53/54 gold

Xinhua, September 16, 2016 Adjust font size:

China smashed the world record to secure gold in the women's 4x400m T53/54 final at the Rio Paralympics on Thursday.

Li Yingjie, Liu Wenjun, Zhou Hongzhuan and Zou Lihong finished in three minutes 32.11 seconds to beat the previous record of 3:40.66 also set by China last year.

The United States took silver in 3:41.96. There was no bronze medal awarded. Endit