VOA China 360: How China Surpasses the US in Paralympic Success

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China's disabled athletes once again blew past their rivals to top the gold medal standings at the Rio Paralympics, achieving the feat for a 4th consecutive time. Team USA settled for a distant fourth, in sharp contrast to their 1st place finish in the Rio Olympics. How does China manage to keep beating the United States, a global sporting power, in the Paralympics? Michael Lipin asks Candace Cable, 12-time U.S. Paralympic medalist and vice chair of the 2024 Los Angeles Olympics bid committee.