China was the host of the 2008 Summer Paralympics, held in Beijing. China's delegation included 547 people, of whom 332 were competitors. The athletes, 197 men and 135 women, ranged in age from 15 to 51 and competed in all twenty sports. 226 of the competitors participated in the Paralympic Games for the first time. The delegation was the largest in Chinese history and at the 2008 Games. China topped the medal count at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. China dominated the medal count winning the most gold, silver, bronze, and total medals by a wide margin in Beijing. During the games, some Chinese Paralympians broke 62 world and Paralympic records in athletics, swimming, powerlifting, shooting, cycling and archery. Strong Chinese contenders were Wang Xiaofu and Li Hanhua (swimming), Guo Wei (shot put and javelin), and Zhang Haidong (powerlifting). Olympic competitors will also include Li Duan in the men's long jump. Zhang Xiaoling, ten time gold medallist in table tennis was competing at the Paralympics for the sixth and last time. She won a bronze medal in the women's singles. Rowing made its Paralympic debut in Beijing, and the Chinese team competed in eight other Paralympic sports for the first time: equestrian, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball, sailing, boccia, goalball, football 5-a-side and football 7-a-side.

Medalists

Sports

Archery

Men

W 104-88 W 108-103 W 99-93 W 112-98 W 108-104 W 100-94 W 98-95 L 98=105 W 98-93 W 108-102 L 104-106 L 95-95

Women

L 81-107 W 79-65 L 81-99 W 97-75 W 99-81 W 82-76 L 85-91 W 91-66 W 96-90 L 93-95 W 98-94 W 89-89 W 106-83 W 98-85 L 92-103 L 82-89 W 98-96 L 97-101

Teams

W 202-191 W 208-201 L 206-209 W 187-165 W 194-178 W 205-177

Athletics

Men's track

Men's field

Women's track

Women's field

Boccia

Individual events

Pairs/teams events

Cycling

Men's road

Men's track

Women's road

Women's track

Equestrian

Football 5-a-side

The men's football 5-a-side team won a silver medal in the football 5-a-side

Players

Tournament

Football 7-a-side

The men's football 7-a-side team didn't win any medals; they were 8th out of 8 teams.

Players

Tournament

Goalball

Men's team

The men's goalball team won the gold medal after defeating Lithuania.

Women's team

The women's team won a silver medal after being defeated by reigning champions United States in the gold medal match.

Judo

Men

Women

Powerlifting

Men

Women

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Men

Women

Swimming

Men

Women

Table tennis

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's teams

Women's teams

Volleyball

The men's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were 5th out of 8 teams. However, the women's team won the gold medal after defeating the United States.

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Wheelchair basketball

The men's basketball team didn't win any medals; they were 12th out of 12 teams.

Players

Men's tournament

The women's basketball team didn't win any medals; they were 7th out of 10 teams.

Players

Women's tournament

Wheelchair fencing

Men

Women

Wheelchair rugby

The men's rugby team didn't win any medals; they were 8th out of 8 teams.

Players

Tournament

Wheelchair tennis

Men

Women