Playing in the street as a 3-year-old, Jiang Yuyan's life almost ended when she was run over by a dump truck.
Just 13 years later, she is rewriting swimming's record books and on Monday won her first Paralympics gold.
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"You don't need a crutch or prostheses in the water," Jiang Yuyan says. "You can determine where you go based on your own strength." | AFP-JIJI
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