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china news service, paris, september 8 (reporter wang zumin) the 17th summer paralympic games closed in paris, france on the evening of the 8th.

about 4,400 athletes from more than 160 countries and regions participated in 22 major events and 549 minor events at the paris paralympic games, of which 67 delegations won gold medals and 85 delegations won medals.

the 284 athletes of the chinese sports delegation participated in 19 major events and 302 minor events, and won first place in both gold and medals with a total of 220 medals, including 94 gold, 76 silver and 50 bronze medals, achieving six consecutive championships in gold and medals at the paralympic games.

the united kingdom (49 gold medals), the united states (36 gold medals), the netherlands (27 gold medals), brazil (25 gold medals), italy (24 gold medals), ukraine (22 gold medals), and france (19 gold medals) ranked second to eighth on the gold medal list. the hong kong delegation, which won three gold medals, four silver medals, and one bronze medal, ranked 32nd on the gold medal list.

in addition to the "double first" and "six consecutive championships", the chinese delegation also broke 20 world records in track and field, swimming, weightlifting, cycling and other events at this paralympic games. the number of gold medal events increased from 9 in the tokyo paralympic games to 12, and the number of awards expanded to 18 major events. some events achieved breakthroughs, including taekwondo and hard court bowling, which filled the gold medal gap in the paralympic games.

the closing ceremony of the paris paralympic games was held at the stade de france on the evening of the 8th local time (early morning of the 9th beijing time). the flag bearers of the chinese delegation were 19-year-old swimmer jiang yuyan, who won 7 gold medals at this paralympic games, and track and field athlete di dongdong, who broke the world record in the long jump competition.

the dynamic “electronic music show” at the closing ceremony will bring together athletes, delegation members and audience at the stade de france into a super party.

as the torch on the hot air balloon slowly went out, the 2024 paris paralympic games officially closed, and the "los angeles cycle" of the paralympic games began - the 18th summer paralympic games will be held in los angeles, usa. (end)