Liu Cuiqing

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Liu Cuiqing 刘翠青 (born October 28, 1991) is a Chinese para-athlete.{{Cite web |title=China's para sprinter Liu smashes own world record in women's 200m T11-Xinhua |url=https://english.news.cn/20240525/5169db11796f499298deabb19a2362bb/c.html |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=english.news.cn}} She specializes in track and field.

Career

She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the T11/F11 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres and long jump.{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/cuiqing-liu|title=Cuiqing Liu – IPC Athletics {{!}} Paralympic Athlete Profile|website=www.paralympic.org|access-date=2016-09-11}}{{Cite web|url=http://results.paralympics.channel4.com/paralympic/athletes/athlete/LIU-Cuiqing-1233816/index.html?intcmp=ev-standing|title=Paralympics – Channel 4|last=C4Paralympics|website=results.paralympics.channel4.com|access-date=2016-09-11}} She won a bronze medal in the 100 metres with a time of 11.99 seconds.{{Cite web|url=http://results.paralympics.channel4.com/paralympic/track-field/event/women-100m-t11/phase=atw111100/index.html|title=Paralympics – Channel 4 – Athletics – Women's 100m – T11|last=C4Paralympics|website=results.paralympics.channel4.com|access-date=2016-09-11}} She runs with guide Xu Donglin 徐冬林.{{Cite web |title=Transforming lives through para-sports |url=https://www.chinadailyhk.com/hk/article/249642 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=chinadailyhk |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=4 December 2021 |title=Guiding a World Champion to the Finish Line |url=https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009112 |access-date=15 September 2024 |website=SixthTone}}

In May 2019, she beat Zhou Guohua both in the 100m action replay and in the women’s 200 metres in the T11 visually-impaired category at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Beijing.{{Cite web |last=Rowbottom |first=Mike |date=11 May 2019 |title=Cuiqing beats Zhou in 100m action replay at World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Beijing |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1079094/cuiqing-beats-zhou-in-100m-action-replay-at-world-para-athletics-grand-prix-in-beijing |access-date=15 September 2024 |website=Inside the Games}}

She won her first gold medal in the Women's 400m-11T Final at the Tokyo Paralympic Games with a record of 56.25s.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-03 |title='You are my eyes' Dream team of Xu DongLin and Liu CuiQing set new Paralympic record {{!}} WeirdKaya |url=https://weirdkaya.com/you-are-my-eyes-dream-team-of-xu-donglin-and-liu-cuiqing-set-new-paralympic-record/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=weirdkaya.com |language=en-US}}

During the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games, she and her guide were the fifth torchbearers at the Opening Ceremony.{{Cite web |title=Athletics Champion Liu Cuiqing and Running Guide Xu Donglin are comrades-in-arms, just like brother and sister_The 4th Asian Para Games |url=https://www.hangzhou2022.cn/paragames/En/news/202205/t20220513_48659.shtml |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=www.hangzhou2022.cn}}

Award and nomination

In 2016, Liu was nominated for the Sportsperson of the year with a disability in the Laureus World Sports Awards.{{Cite web |last=syroxEmedia |title=Liu Cuiqing {{!}} Laureus |url=https://www.laureus.com/world-sports-awards/2016/laureus-world-sportsperson-of-the-year-with-a-disability/liu-cuiqing |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=www.laureus.com |language=en}}