The 10th National Games for Persons with Disabilities & the 7th National Special Olympics Games, The People's Republic of China was held in Tianjin from August 25 to September 1. Over 6000 athletes from all over the country participated in the Games and the contests were very intensive.
The Macao sports delegation, composed of 73 individuals, attended the Sports Games. The Sports Games had 34 competitive events in total. The 45 athletes of the Macao sports delegation participated in the track-and-field, swimming, table tennis, badminton, bocce ball and lawn bowls in either the“Physical Disability Group and Hearing Disability Group”or the“Intelligence Disability Group”. Eventually, Macao athletes won 19 golds, 14 silvers and 13 bronzes in total, which was the best result ever achieved. António Fernandes, leader of the sports delegation, hopes that the delegation can be more confident next year and achieve even better results.
