Zuo Caiyun (born 7 February 1996) is a Chinese

para-athlete Para-athletics is the sport of athletics practiced by people with a disability as a parasport. The athletics events within the parasport are mostly the same as those available to able-bodied people, with two major exceptions in wheelchair rac ...

specializing in

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...

. She represented China at the

2024 Summer Paralympics The 2024 Summer Paralympics (), also known as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games (), and branded as Paris 2024, were the 17th Summer Paralympic Games, an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event governed by the International P ...

Career

She represented China at the

2024 World Para Athletics Championships The 2024 World Para Athletics Championships was a para-athletics meet organized by the World Para Athletics, the respective sport branch of the International Paralympic Committee. This was the 11th edition of the event and was held at Kobe Univ ...

and won a silver medal in the javelin throw F34. As a result, she qualified for the

. At the 2024 Summer Paralympics she won a silver medal in the javelin throw F34 event.

References

1996 births Living people Paralympic athletes for China Chinese female javelin throwers Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic silver medalists for China Sportspeople from Guangdong 21st-century Chinese sportswomen Asian Para Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games Asian Para Games silver medalists for China {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub