China News Service, Tokyo, August 24. 16 days after the Tokyo Olympic flame was extinguished, the Paralympic torch was lit again in Tokyo. On the evening of the 24th local time, Emperor Naruhito of Japan announced that the 16th Summer Paralympic Games was officially officially announced. Opening.
On August 24, Tokyo, Japan, the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games was held at the Tokyo New National Stadium.
The picture shows the Paralympic torch lighting.
Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics are postponed for one year.
This is also the second time Tokyo has hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
In 1964, the 18th Summer Olympic Games and the 2nd Summer Paralympic Games were held in Tokyo.
The Chinese delegation sent a total of 437 people to participate in the Paralympics, including 251 athletes, all amateurs. They will compete in 20 major events and 341 minor events, which is China’s largest number of participants in the Paralympic Games abroad. Once.
The Hong Kong delegation of China consists of 64 people, of which 24 athletes will participate in 8 events including equestrian, wheelchair fencing and boccia.
The Chinese Taipei delegation sent 10 athletes to compete in 6 events including track and field, table tennis, and badminton.
The host, Japan, sent the largest delegation to participate in the Paralympics. 260 athletes will participate in all 22 events. The goal is to win 20 gold medals in this Paralympic Games.
Like the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games will also take the form of no spectators.
The Chinese delegation entered the arena under the leadership of the "double flag bearer" female wheelchair archery athlete Zhou Jiamin and the male handicapped track and field athlete Wang Hao.
On August 24, Tokyo, Japan, the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games was held at the Tokyo New National Stadium.
The picture shows the entrance of the Chinese delegation.
This is the tenth time that China has organized a delegation to participate in the Summer Paralympics.
From Athens in 2004 to Rio in 2016, the Chinese delegation has ranked first in the gold medal and medal double lists at the four consecutive Paralympic Games, and this time it will strive to achieve five consecutive championships.
More than 4,400 athletes from more than 160 countries and regions gathered in Tokyo.
Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee, told these brave athletes with disabilities in his opening speech that if the world has labelled you, then from now on, you need to label yourself.
Parsons said that the Paralympics is a platform, but once every four years is not enough.
Everyone has the responsibility to play their part every day to build a more inclusive society.
The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympic Games has the theme of "We Have Wings". Many people with disabilities participated in the performance, highlighting the spirit of Paralympic athletes marching against the wind and "flying their wings".
In the most eye-catching ignition session, three athletes in wheelchairs stepped onto the torch to light the main torch, which was like a flower stamen.
In the next 12 days, the light of the Paralympic torch will reflect the hard work and sweat of more than 4,000 disabled athletes.
The 2020 Tokyo Paralympics will be held from August 24 to September 5, with 22 major events and 539 minor events.
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