An 11-year-old girl has won China's first gold medal in the Spartan Kids World Championship, Chinese media reported on Wednesday.

The 2022 Spartan Kids World Championship for 4-14-year-olds was held in Sebring, Florida, US on December 10. More than 300 children from over 10 countries and regions, including seven from China, participated the race.

In the girl's 9-11 age bracket, Wang Zijin raced successfully through 27 obstacles along a 4,470-meter course of dirt, mud, grass and water crossings, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

On October 30, Wang broke the record in the Deka Strong race for 10-13-year-olds. She donated the 10,000 yuan ($1,460) prize to a school for deaf and mute children.

In the new year, she hopes to motivate more people in need to try out sports.

As an unathletic pre-school toddler, Wang ran slowly. But her father Wang Dong, encouraged her to build strength and ability through swimming, baseball, volleyball, triathlon and parkour.

(Compiled by Zhang Xinyue, edited by Huang Jingjing)