Australian Lina Lei is now a six-time Paralympic gold medallist after coming from behind to beat China’s Guiyan Xiong in the women’s singles class 9 table tennis.
Lei won three games to two, prevailing 6-11 11-5 11-5 9-11 11-5.
The 33-year-old had previously won five Paralympic gold medals – including two singles – while competing for China.
Her gold medal on Monday was her first for Australia, and marked the country’s first Paralympics table tennis gold in 37 years.
Lei blew a 7-5 lead in the fourth game, but she bounced back to shoot out to a 5-0 lead in the fifth.
From there she was never headed, sealing the win on her third match point.
AAP
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