国际英语新闻:Tunisia places atop of Arab, African nations at London Paralympics

TUNIS, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- With nine gold medals, Tunisia finished atop the Arab and African countries in the overall medal table at the London 2012 paralympic Games.

Tunisia was placed 14th overall in the games medal table, ahead of France, Spain and Canada among other countries.

Tunisia's last medal was won by Abderrahim Zhiou on the final day of the competition on Sunday after Zhiou won a bronze in the marathon T12 event.

Previously, Zhiou has won two gold medals and a silver medal at the games.

Jalel Tekaya, the advisor to the Tunisian youth and sports minister, said that the Tunisian athletes will be honored after returning to the country, paralympic sports will receive greater attention, and several athletes will be taken care of in order to improve their performance.