Yuan Weiyi, a swimmer from Hubei Province, clinched China's 49thgold medal of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games by winning the men's 50m backstroke S5 final on September 4.
This is also the second gold medal for Hubei and himself. In the final of the mixed 4x50 meters freestyle relay, which took place on August 30, Yuan and his three teammates took the gold by beating the record in 2'14 "98. (en.hubei.gov.cn by Ruan Xinqi)