Sports Chen Yu Chia ranks 17th in Rio Paralympics 200 meters freestyle

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Macau athlete Chen Yu Chia has gained the ranking of 17th place in the Men’s 200 Meters Freestyle competition at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics.
Chen finished the Men’s S14 class preliminary round with a time of two minutes and 12.11 seconds, a personal record that was not enough to gain a place in the finals.
The gold medal went to Hong Kong 19-year-old swimmer Tang Wai-lok, who won the competition with a record time of one minute and 56.32 seconds. The second and third place positions were taken by British Thomas Hamer and Australian Daniel Fox, respectively.
Chen is still set to compete in the Men’s 200 Meters Individual Medley on September 17.

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