China was the host of the 2008 Summer Paralympics, held in Beijing. China's delegation included 547 people, of whom 332 were competitors. The athletes, 197 men and 135 women, ranged in age from 15 to 51 and competed in all twenty sports. 226 of the competitors participated in the Paralympic Games for the first time. The delegation was the largest in Chinese history and at the 2008 Games. China topped the medal count at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. China dominated the medal count winning the most gold, silver, bronze, and total medals by a wide margin in Beijing.
During the games, some Chinese Paralympians broke 62 world and Paralympic records in athletics, swimming, powerlifting, shooting, cycling and archery. Strong Chinese contenders were Wang Xiaofu and Li Hanhua (swimming), Guo Wei (shot put and javelin), and Zhang Haidong (powerlifting). Olympic competitors will also include Li Duan in the men's long jump. Zhang Xiaoling, ten time gold medallist in table tennis was competing at the Paralympics for the sixth and last time. She won a bronze medal in the women's singles.
Rowing made its Paralympic debut in Beijing, and the Chinese team competed in eight other Paralympic sports for the first time: equestrian, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball, sailing, boccia, goalball, football 5-a-side and football 7-a-side.
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|- |align=left|Cheng Changjie |align=left|Men's individual recurve W1/W2 |626 |5 |<br />W 104-88 |<br />W 108-103 |<br />W 99-93 |<br />W 112-98 |<br />W 108-104 | |- |align=left|Chen Yegang |rowspan=3 align=left|Men's individual recurve standing |628 |2 |Bye |<br />W 100-94 |<br />W 98-95 |<br />L 98=105 |<br />W 98-93 | |- |align=left|Dong Zhi |625 |3 |Bye |<br />W 108-102 |<br />L 104-106 |colspan=3|did not advance |- |align=left|Zhu Weiliang |591 |16 |<br />L 95-95 |colspan=5|did not advance
|- |align=left|Wang Li |align=left|Women's individual compound |551 |8 |colspan=2 |<br />L 81-107 |colspan=3|did not advance |- |align=left|Cao Xuerong |rowspan=3 align=left|Women's individual recurve W1/W2 |554 |7 |Bye |<br />W 79-65 |<br />L 81-99 |colspan=3|did not advance |- |align=left|Fu Hongzhi |600 |2 |Bye |<br />W 97-75 |<br />W 99-81 |<br />W 82-76 |<br />L 85-91 | |- |align=left|Xiao Yanhong |611 WR |1 |Bye |<br />W 91-66 |<br />W 96-90 |<br />L 93-95 |<br />W 98-94 | |- |align=left|Gao Fangxia |rowspan=3 align=left|Women's individual recurve standing |593 |2 |Bye |<br />W 89-89 |<br />W 106-83 |<br />W 98-85 |<br />L 92-103 | |- |align=left|Wang Yanhong |495 |20 |<br />L 82-89 |colspan=5|did not advance |- |align=left|Yan Huilian |534 |16 |<br />W 98-96 |<br />L 97-101 |colspan=4|did not advance
|- |align=left|Chen Yegang<br/> Cheng Changjie<br/> Dong Zhi |align=left|Men's team recurve |1879 |3 |colspan=2 |<br />W 202-191 |<br />W 208-201 |<br />L 206-209 | |- |align=left|Fu Hongzhi<br/> Gao Fangxia<br/> Xiao Yanhong |align=left|Women's team recurve |1804 WR |1 |colspan=2 |<br />W 187-165 |<br />W 194-178 |<br />W 205-177 |
The men's football 5-a-side team won a silver medal in the football 5-a-side
The men's football 7-a-side team didn't win any medals; they were 8th out of 8 teams.
The men's goalball team won the gold medal after defeating Lithuania.
The women's team won a silver medal after being defeated by reigning champions United States in the gold medal match.
The men's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were 5th out of 8 teams. However, the women's team won the gold medal after defeating the United States.
The men's basketball team didn't win any medals; they were 12th out of 12 teams.
The women's basketball team didn't win any medals; they were 7th out of 10 teams.
The men's rugby team didn't win any medals; they were 8th out of 8 teams.