Personal information | |
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Nationality | Chinese |
Born | [1] Daliang, China | 3 June 1995
Sport | |
Sport | Para-cycling |
Disability class | C1 |
Medal record |
Liang Weicong (born 3 June 1995) is a Chinese para-cyclist who represented China at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Liang made his international debut for China at the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a silver medal in the 1 km time trial C1 with a time of 1:13.865. [2] He again represented China at the 2020 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a silver medal in the 200 metres C1 event. [3] [4]
Liang represented China at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won silver medals in the 1 km time trial and omnium, and a bronze medal in the individual pursuit events. [1] He again represented China at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won gold medals in the scratch race and omnium, and silver medals in the 1 km time trial and individual pursuit events. [5]
He will represent China at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [6]
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