Cai Changgui Explained

Cai Changgui
Birth Date:	15 April 1983
Birth Place:	Yancheng,^[1] Jiangsu, China
Height:	178 cm^[2]
Weight:	100 kg
Education:	Nanjing University
Sport:	Men's goalball
Disability Class:	B1^[3]
Spouse:	Wang Shasha

Cai Changgui (born 15 April 1983^[4]) is a Chinese goalball player. He won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.^[5]

He competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics despite an infection and the doctor's bed-rest order, after sneaking out of the hospital.^[6]

Cai lost his eyesight when he was 10 years old, due to a medical accident involving an injection.^[1]

Personal life

Cai is married to goalball player Wang Shasha, who is also blind. The couple live in Hangzhou.^[7] He has a black Labrador guide dog named "Sanhao" .^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 中国导盲犬的希望和困境. 8 October 2012. zh. Sanlian Lifeweek Magazine. Li Yi. 22 January 2020.
2. Web site: Cai Changgui. IPC.infostradasports.com . International Paralympic Committee. 27 January 2020.
3. Web site: Goalball Men Quarterfinal– Rio 2016 Paralympic Games . Paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee. 14 September 2016. 25 January 2020.
4. Web site: Cai Changgui– Rio 2016 Paralympic Games . Paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee. 22 January 2020.
5. Web site: Changgui Cai. Paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee. 22 January 2020.
6. Web site: Cai Changgui ready to perform in Rio. 9 August 2016. Paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee. 22 January 2020.
7. Web site: 盲人门球队杭州"夫妻档" 爱情的力量得以夺冠. zh. Hangzhou Daily. Wen Jing. 19 October 2011. 22 January 2020. 11 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120611005612/http://sports.people.com.cn/GB/31928/231166/15941587.html. dead.