Athletics - Men's 400m - T54 Final - London 2012 Paralympic Games

Medallists GOLD ZHANG Lixin CHN - People's Republic of China SILVER van WEEGHEL Kenny NED - Netherlands BRONZE LIU Chengming CHN - People's Republic of China LONDON, 7 September Wheelchair racer ZHANG Lixin (CHN) successfully defended his Beijing 2008 T54 men's 400m title in 46.88m, and although he was nearly two seconds slower than his Paralympic record of four years ago, the best of the rest of the world were still left trailing in his wake. ""I was pleased with my performance and results. I thank the spectators and crowds for the inspiration. The training was really difficult and hard but it's totally worth it when I won this medal."" - ZHANG Lixin said For further information, please visit http://www.paralympic.org. To watch live action and videos on demand of the London 2012 ParalympicGames, and subscribe to ParalympicSport.TV, please go to    / paralympicsporttv  . Also, you may follow the Paralympic Movement on Facebook at   / paralympicgames   or onTwitter at   / paralympic  .