BEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Natalie du Toit stayed on course to win five gold medals at the Beijing Paralympics by winning the women's 200-meter individual medley on Thursday as the Games were hit by more doping offenses. The South African amputee swimmer clocked 2 minutes 27.83 seconds to grab her third gold in Beijing, shaving more than two seconds off her own record in her class.
"I just went out there and had a good race. I just enjoyed it. I felt good in the warm-up so to get out there and have a good race was a bonus," said du Toit.
Du Toit, who had won the 100m freestyle and 100m butterfly earlier this week, will also take part in 50m freestyle and 400m freestyle.
The first female amputee to compete in an able-bodied Olympics, du Toit finished 16th among 25 competitors in the 10-kilometer open-water swim last month at the Beijing Games.
China's He Junquan, Du Jianping, Yang Yuanrun and Tang Yuan(L-R) pose for photos in the awarding ceremony for men's 4x50m freestyle 20 pts during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing, Sept. 11, 2008. China claimed the title and broke the world record of the event with a time of 2 mins 18.15 secs.
Meanwhile, China pulled away in the race for most medals won, leading the count with 33 golds, 37 silvers and 26 bronzes. Britain was second on the ladder with 27 golds, 15 silvers and 14 bronzes. The United States was third on 18-12-14. Table tennis players again provided the bulk of China's gold rush. Feng Panfeng, Chen Gang, Ge Yang and Lei Lina won their respective classes on Thursday, bringing the host nation's total to eight golds in the sport.
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