Zhanjiang's disabled swimming team have started training for the seventh provincial para games, which will be held in the city from Dec 12 to 17.

The team train for two hours every morning and afternoon. Some of the athletes are deaf and dumb. Their coach, who says he doesn't know sign language, instructs them through body language and way of demonstration.

Disabled swimming athletes receive intensive training ahead of the seventh provincial para games in Zhanjiang, Dec 4. [Photo/yinsha.com]

A disabled athlete practices hard for the seventh provincial para games in Zhanjiang, Dec 4. [Photo/yinsha.com]

Edited by Mevlut Katik