She came in first in the women's 50m backstroke S2 event with the timing of 1 min 00.33sec, followed by China's Feng Yazhu (1:02.66) and Ukraine's Iryna Sotska (1:17.22).
Yip is the first local athlete to win multiple medals at the Paralympic Games, Channel NewsAsiareported. In 2008, she clinched her very first gold medal in 50m back S3 race at the same Paralympics Games held in Beijing.** Read more...