The 4th Asian Para Games is currently underway in Hangzhou. In this episode of our special series "Dream Chasers", we meet Chinese para table tennis player Feng Panfeng, who's won gold before in the Paralympics and Asian Para Games. He says he's ready to climb new peaks in his career. Wu Bin with his story. 

Feng Panfeng lost his ability to walk after contracting polio as a baby.

But his life was changed by table tennis.

At 34, he's just finished his training for the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou.

It's his fourth Asian Para Games.

FENG PANFENG China Table Tennis Player, Hangzhou Asian Para Games "The first time I played it was in 2000. I felt it was fun and I quite liked it. But my family was against it because I was still studying at the time."

But his talent in the sport dispelled the doubts of his family.

Just months after he started learning table tennis, he ranked 5th in a national contest.

FENG PANFENG China Table Tennis Player, Hangzhou Asian Para Games "Happy. I was very happy at that time, and I didn't think much about it because it was the first time I participated in a national competition. I just thought that I would go and have a look. And we eventually got some good results, so I was happy, and the teachers at the school were also very happy."

That made Feng determined to continue down the path of table tennis.

For athletes like him, who have a disability, the ultimate goal is the Paralympics.

Getting there can mean tougher training than other people.

Lv Xiaolei started coaching Feng this year. But as a former table tennis player himself, he has known Feng for quite some time.

LYU XIAOLEI China Table Tennis Coach, Hangzhou Asian Para Games "When I was still an athlete, we actually lived together longer than we did with our parents. Feng was very strict on himself and had to give his all, wholeheartedly, to every training session."

Training in early days was extremely tough.

His legs would often get frostbitten in winter because he couldn't move them. And his knuckles suffered from the same problem because he need to touch the cold wheelchair during practice.

FENG PANFENG China Table Tennis Player, Hangzhou Asian Para Games "Once I was practicing with my teammates, and suddenly a drop of blood came out of nowhere on the other side. Later we found out the knuckles of the hand were bleeding and the swing took out a drop of blood. At that time, we thought it was nothing, my teammates were still there laughing and joking. But now you know that the conditions may not have been as good as they are now."

The harsh environment didn't defeat Feng, but made him unstoppable.

Eight years later at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, he reached his ultimate goal - his first Olympic gold medal.

FENG PANFENG 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games Gold Medallist "I felt I was boiling after winning. I really didn't expect it, and at the end we hugged one of the off-court trainers, and then I cried when I hugged him. I didn't even expect to win myself."

But Feng didn't stop there. At the London, Rio and Tokyo Paralympics which followed, he kept challenging himself, winning gold medals not only in the singles, but also men's teams categories.

At the Hangzhou Asian Para Games, he's hoping to win another gold medal - this time in his own country.

For Feng and his coach, the gold medal doesn't mean the end of his journey at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games.

Due to changes in some categories, he's also participating in the men's and mixed doubles.

He says Team China may face some challenges. But he is ready for the game.

Wu Bin, CGTN, Hangzhou.