The 24th Winter Olympic Games will kick off in Beijing on February 4, 2022.

The sports department of Chinanews.com launched a series of columns "Hundred Questions about Winter Olympics", aimed at popularizing Winter Olympic knowledge, answering hot questions, sharing interesting stories about ice and snow, and helping everyone have a better watching experience during the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The 64th Winter Olympics 100 Questions | Do you know when the first Winter Paralympics originated?

  On March 4, 2022, the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games will officially open, which is the 13th Paralympic Winter Games in history.

Compared with the nearly 100-year history of the Winter Olympics, the history of the Paralympics is not long. Do you know when the first came from?

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics mascots "Bingdundun" and "Snow Rongrong" erected on the streets of Beijing. Photo by China News Agency reporter Yi Haifei

  It is reported that after the end of the Second World War, some veterans who were injured in the war tried to participate in skiing again, and winter sports for the disabled gradually developed as a result.

  In 1976, the first Winter Paralympic Games was held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, with 250 athletes from 16 countries and regions participating.

The Federal Republic of Germany finally won the first place in the medal table with 10 gold medals, 12 silver medals, and 6 bronze medals.

The Swiss team also won 10 gold medals, but ranked second due to relatively few silver medals.

Finland ranks 3rd on the medal table with 8 gold medals.

Medal for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games (front).

Photo courtesy of Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee

  The Chinese sports delegation participated in the Paralympic Winter Games for the first time in Salt Lake City, USA in 2002, when a total of 4 athletes were sent to participate.

After the 4th Paralympic Winter Games, the Chinese delegation made a breakthrough in Pyeongchang. The Chinese wheelchair curling team composed of Wang Meng, Liu Wei, Chen Jianxin, Wang Haitao, Zhang Qiang and others defeated the Norwegian team 6:5 in the final. , Won the gold medal.

  In recent years, the winter sports for the disabled in China has developed rapidly. The number of athletes in the National Winter Paralympics has grown from less than 50 to nearly 1,000, and technical officials have grown from scratch to more than 100.

  The 2022 Beijing Paralympic Winter Games will have a total of 78 events including wheelchair curling, Paralympic ice hockey, Paralympic cross-country skiing, Paralympic biathlon, Paralympic alpine skiing, and Paralympic snowboarding.

By then, Beijing will host all ice events, and Yanqing and Zhangjiakou will host snow events. It is expected that 736 athletes will pursue their dreams here.

(Bian Liqun)