Skier Li Panpan from Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province, won a bronze medal in the Para cross-country women's long distance sitting at the Beijing Winter Paralympics on March 6.

It was the first medal ever obtained by a Zhejiang athlete at the Winter Paralympics.

Li, born in March 1992, has been wheelchair bound her whole life. She practiced archery and then cycling for Team Zhejiang before entering the national team for cross-country skiing. She won one bronze at the 10th and 11th National Games for Persons with Disabilities, respectively.

Yang Hongqiong, from Southwest China's Yunnan province, clinched gold in the contest.

Li Panpan [Photo/zj.zjol.com.cn]