China gears up for Asian Para Games

BEIJING - China will send 448 athletes, including 76 Paralympics champions, to the 2010 Asian Para Games which will be held in Guangzhou from Dec 12-19.

The most senior member of the squad is 49, while the youngest is 15. The average age of the squad is 23.6, as the team's management will use the event as a test for the 2012 London Paralympics.

Unlike the Chinese squad at the just-concluded Asian Games, all the athletes at the Asian Para Games are amateurs, including civil servants, soldiers, farmers, students and freelance workers.