An unceasing moderate rain since nightfall didn't extinguish the enthusiasm for athletics competition of the Beijing Paralympic Games on Tuesday when 20 gold medals were split by diverse countries and regions in the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium.

Day Two of track and field started in a rainy and gloomy morning. However it was brightened up by three track and four field finals unfolding in a packed stadium.

Lucas Prado from Brazil did what he has been doing all week in the men's 100m T11 (complete visually impaired) and broke his own world record to win the gold medal in 11.03 seconds.

In the men's 100m T44 (ambulant athletes with amputations and other disabilities), South African "blade runner" Oscar Pistorius, the only T43(more serious level) runner in the final, won the gold in 11.17 second, though just missed his Paralympic record of 11.16s. The USA's Jerome Singleton and Brian Frasure took out the silver and bronze medals respectively.

In the men's 4x100m relay T53/54 (wheelchair athletes with different levels of spinal cord injuries and amputations), host China who set a world record of 49.89 seconds in qualifying for the final, won the gold medal in 49.9 seconds with fantastic teamwork.

The Athens gold and silver medalists in the relay, Thailand and Australia, failed to bring any trouble to the Chinese quartet. Thais won the silver and Australians were disqualified.

"We cooperated very well," said Zong Kai, Chinese first leg. "We tried to break the world record, but the raining has affected our performance a lot. The lane and our gloves are all getting very slippery."

"My mother was not among the spectators, but she must be watching on TV. All that I have achieved is owed to her. It's her who gave me the second life. She sacrificed a lot for me when I was ill," said Zhang Lixin, the third leg.