Canoeing gives Chinese para athlete new life

HANGZHOU, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- With her paddle slicing through the water swiftly, 37-year-old Chinese canoeist Xie Maosan enjoyed a significant lead in the women's KL1 canoe final and captured the first gold medal of the 4th Asian Para Games on Monday.

Xie finish the 200-meter race in 55.478 seconds, well ahead of nearest rival Monika Seryu of Japan and Iran's Sara Abdolmaleki.