Du Jianping celebrates after winning the men’s 100m freestyle in S3 class with a world record yesterday to clinch the first gold for China at the Beijing Paralympic Games. The 25-year-old Du, who set a Paralympic record in the morning’s heat in 1:42.95, slashed that time to 1:35.21 in the final, shaving an astonishing 5.87 seconds off the previous world mark. China won three golds on the first day of the Games.--Shanghai Daily