At the gymnasium of the Zhongshan Special Education School, 20 wheel chairs spin on the ground. This wheel chair dance named Beyond the Dream, performed by the Zhongshan Self-improvement Disabled People's Art Team, will be staged at the opening ceremony of the 8th Games of Zhongshan and Zhongshan Games for the Disabled. [Photo by Xia Shengquan]

He Jiacheng, has a large segment of his left arm amputated due to tumor at the age of two; Wu Qingzhang, born with a blind right eye and a serious amblyopia for the left one; and a group of post-2000s young mutes who can swim and dance in water.

They are called "broken-winged angels",  with "invisible wings". They have a common name, athletes.

Zhongshan disabled athletes are currently preparing for the 8th Games of Zhongshan and Zhongshan Games for the Disabled to kick off on August 8 as well as the next Guangdong Games for the Disabled.

The 8th Zhongshan Games for the Disabled has 9 major events as scheduled, with about 400 athletes to compete. The 9th Guangdong Games for the Disabled shall kick off in 2022.

"I will take part in the 100m, 200m and javelin events and I aim at winning all championships," said He Jiacheng. Disability has never reduced his passion for sports.  The 22-year-old enrolled in the provincial team in 2013, and won the 200m gold medal in the last Guangdong Games for the Disabled. "As an athlete, my dream is to compete in the Paralympic Games. I believe diligence brings opportunities".