China beat defending champions to enter curling final at Winter Paralympics

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China will compete in the wheelchair curling final at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, guaranteeing its first-ever medal at the event.

With Wang Haitao’s last shot, which managed to thread through a sea of stones, China clinched a 4-3 victory against defending champions Canada in the semi-final. The win sets China up for a meeting with Norway in the final on Saturday.

After the game, Wang, captain of the Chinese team, said: "I feel happy and excited that we have ensured our country a Paralympics medal. I think my last throw was quite good. I took a lot time to think about our strategy before my throw, and it was the right decision, because we succeeded."

China's wheelchair team celebrates in the semi-final. /Reuters Photo

China's best-ever result for biathlon

In the biathlon, China's Chu Beibei and Nan Yuyu finished 12th and 15th in the women's 12.5km seated position. In the men's 15km standing position, Wu Junbao ended up tenth, with Gao Xiaoming and Du Mingyan finished 16th and 17th in the game.

Jiang Zihao finished ninth in snowboarding

In snowboarding, China had four athletes competing. Jiang Zihao finished ninth in his event, the best result among the four. This was the first time that China had snowboarders competing at the Paralympics. The team was established less than two years ago.