Gold medalist Ji Lijia, silver medalist Wang Yaopeng(L) and bronze medalist Zhu Yonggang of China pose for photos during the awarding ceremony for Para Snowboard Men's Snowboard Cross SB-UL event of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at Zhangjiakou Medals Plaza in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, March 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

A podium sweep shows China's dominance in Para snowboard cross men's SB-UL.

CHONGLI, Zhangjiakou, March 7 (Xinhua) -- China savored a history-making moment in Para snowboard cross when its young Paralympic debutants made a podium sweep in the men's SB-UL in the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games here on Monday.

The miracle started from the quarterfinals in which Ji Lijia, 19, Wang Pengchao, 21, Zhu Yonggang, 19, and Zhang Yiqi, 17, finished top of each of their races. An all-Chinese big final came out after Ji and Zhu earned a one-two finish in the first semifinal, followed by another one-two by Wang and Zhang in the second semifinal.