Liang Weicong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liang.

Liang Weicong

Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1995-06-03) 3 June 1995 (age 29)[1] Daliang, China
Sport
Sport	Para-cycling
Disability class	C1
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 0 2 0 Track World Championships 2 7 2 Road World Championships 1 0 0 Asian Para Games 2 3 0 Total 5 12 2 Men's para-cycling Representing  China Paralympic Games 2024 Paris Individual pursuit C1 2024 Paris 1 km time trial C1–3 Track World Championships 2024 Rio de Janeiro Scratch race C1 2024 Rio de Janeiro Omnium C1 2019 Apeldoorn 1 km time trial C1 2020 Milton 1 km time trial C1 2020 Milton Omnium C1 2023 Glasgow 1 km time trial C1 2023 Glasgow Omnium C1 2024 Rio de Janeiro 1 km time trial C1 2024 Rio de Janeiro Individual pursuit C1 2020 Milton Individual pursuit C1 2023 Glasgow Individual pursuit C1 Road World Championships 2023 Glasgow Road race C1 Asian Para Games 2022 Hangzhou Road race C1-3 2022 Hangzhou Track Cycling Team Sprint C1–5 2022 Hangzhou Road Cycling Time trial C1-3 2022 Hangzhou Track Cycling 1 km time trial C1-3 2022 Hangzhou Track Cycling Pursuit C1

Liang Weicong (born 3 June 1995) is a Chinese para-cyclist who represented China at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Liang made his international debut for China at the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a silver medal in the 1 km time trial C1 with a time of 1:13.865.[2] He again represented China at the 2020 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a silver medal in the 200 metres C1 event.[3][4]

Liang represented China at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won silver medals in the 1 km time trial and omnium, and a bronze medal in the individual pursuit events.[1] He again represented China at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won gold medals in the scratch race and omnium, and silver medals in the 1 km time trial and individual pursuit events.[5]

He will represent China at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[6]

References

1. "Liang Weicong". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 29 August 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
2. Diamond, James (15 March 2019). "World records tumble as time trial action dominates on day two of UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
3. Pavitt, Michael (31 January 2020). "World records fall on second day of UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
4. "Milton 2020: Jaco van Gass claims first Worlds gold". paralympic.org. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
5. "Highlights of 2024 Para-cycling Track World Championships". english.news.cn. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
6. "Chinese para-cycling team gears up for upcoming Paris Paralympics". bastillepost.com. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.