Guangming Daily News (Reporter Wang Dong) On the evening of September 5, the 16th Summer Paralympic Games closed in Tokyo, Japan. Paralympic athletes from 163 delegations from all over the world ended the 12-day schedule and completed 22 Everyone reluctantly bids farewell to the competition for a major event and 539 minor events, and meets in Paris three years later.

　　The trip to Tokyo was the tenth time that the Chinese Paralympic delegation participated in the Paralympic Games in 1984. It sent a total of 437 people, including 251 athletes. They participated in 20 major events and 341 minor events. In the competition, after 12 days of tenacious struggle, 96 gold medals, 60 silver medals, 51 bronze medals were won, dozens of world records were set, and the gold medal and medal list double first for the fifth time in a row.

At this Paralympic Games, the Chinese sports delegation also won the 500th gold medal and the 1,200th medal in the history of the Chinese Paralympic Games.

　　The closing ceremony was held at 7 pm on September 5th, Beijing time.

Compared with the simplicity and rich meaning of the opening ceremony, the closing ceremony highlights the joy and joy.

The closing ceremony with the themes of "Let everyone shine in their own way" and "Harmonious Difference" seemed to turn the stadium into a "big construction site". The flag bearers and volunteers of 163 delegations became builders, and they worked together. Build a building, and these buildings form a beautiful city. Everyone lives in the same blue sky on the same planet, respecting and supporting each other.

In the joy of music, everyone sang and danced together to make the culture resonate.

　　International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons said at a press conference held on the closing day that the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games had been incredibly successful. Every project was carried out so wonderfully. The world record was broken.

These facts prove that the Paralympic movement is stronger than ever.

He especially thanked the host Japan for successfully hosting this Paralympic Games under the COVID-19 pandemic. The world will never forget their commitment, resilience and respect.

　　In the past 12 days, more than 4,400 Paralympic athletes have displayed passion in the arena, vividly showing the tenacity of never giving up, and interpreting the fighting spirit of constantly challenging fate.

Although the Paralympic Games held empty games, the host still organized tens of thousands of local primary and middle school students to watch the games.

In addition, the event was broadcast in more than 150 countries and regions, and millions of viewers sent the warmest applause to the Paralympic athletes, allowing them to regain their confidence in the sport and realize their dreams.

　　On the gold medal list, the United Kingdom ranked second with 41 gold, and the United States ranked third with 37 gold.

In addition, in this Paralympic Games, a total of 63 delegations won gold medals and 83 delegations took the podium.

　　On the day of the closing ceremony, the finals of 16 events including track and field were held. Li Chaoyan of the Chinese team broke the Paralympic record in 2 hours, 25 minutes and 50 seconds and won the men’s marathon T46 championship; in the women’s seated volleyball game, The Chinese team lost 3-1 to the US team and won the silver medal; in the women's singles badminton SL4 finals, Cheng Hefang defeated the Indonesian players 2-1 and won the gold medal; in the men's doubles WH finals, Mai Jianpeng/Qu Zimo They defeated the South Korean team in straight sets and won the championship while locking the total number of gold medals for the Chinese Legion in this Paralympic Games at 96.

　　At the closing ceremony, Andrew Parsons handed the Paralympic flag to the representative of the city where the next Paralympic Games will be held, Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, France.

　　Finally, the main torch tower of the Paralympic Games that had burned for 12 days and nights slowly closed, and the Paralympic flame was extinguished.

　　"Guangming Daily" (September 06, 2021 09 Edition)