On the evening of October 22, the opening ceremony of the 11th Paralympic Games of the People's Republic of China and the 8th Special Olympics Games (hereinafter referred to as the "Parallel Olympics") was held in Xi'an, Shaanxi.

  The Hong Kong delegation sent 23 Special Olympics athletes to participate in the three events of track and field, swimming and table tennis.

The Macau delegation participated in 3 competitions.

(Reporter Zhang Yuandang Tian Ye)

Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]