China News Service, February 20th. "After hard work, my country will participate in all six major events of the Beijing Winter Paralympics." Yong Zhijun, deputy director of the Sports Department of the China Disabled Persons Federation, introduced on the 20th.

Data map: On the evening of January 20, the landscape of the "Ice and Snow Corridor" on Wutasi Road, Haidian District, Beijing was lit up. Citizens passed by the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics "Xue Rongrong".

Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu

  On the 20th, the 2022 Beijing News Center held a press conference with the theme of "Snow Sports for the Disabled and the Beijing Winter Paralympics".

At the press conference, Yong Zhijun made the above statement.

  Yong Zhijun said that the 13th Winter Paralympics will be held in Beijing and Zhangjiakou, Hebei from March 4 to 13, 2022.

The Winter Paralympics will set up 6 major events and 78 small events including wheelchair curling, Paralympic ice hockey, Paralympic cross-country skiing, Paralympic biathlon, Paralympic alpine skiing, and Paralympic snowboard.

  "Although my country's Winter Paralympic Movement started late, it has been catching up in recent years and gradually developing and growing. The successful bid for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympic Games is not only a symbolic moment to test the level of my country's Winter Paralympic Games, It is also a historical opportunity to better promote my country's Winter Paralympic Movement." Yong Zhijun said.

  Yong Zhijun said that before 2015, among the six major events of the Winter Paralympics, my country only carried out two major events: Paralympic cross-country skiing and wheelchair curling.

In 2002, for the first time, my country sent four athletes to participate in the Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, USA.

In 2014, the Sochi Winter Paralympics opened in Russia. my country sent 10 athletes to participate in the Paralympic cross-country skiing and wheelchair curling in 2 major events and 6 minor events. Among them, the wheelchair curling team won the fourth place. , was the best result of my country's participation in the Winter Paralympics at that time.

In July 2015, Beijing and Zhangjiakou won the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympic Games, and my country's Winter Paralympic Movement immediately ushered in a major development opportunity.

After several years of unremitting efforts, my country's Winter Paralympic Movement has made continuous progress.

  Yong Zhijun also introduced the development of ice and snow sports for the disabled in my country from six aspects.

Attach great importance to and actively prepare for the competition.

  The China Disabled Persons' Federation attaches great importance to the preparations and preparations for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, improves its political position, and regards the preparations and preparations as a major political task of the China Disabled Persons' Federation. Self-confidence" and the concrete embodiment of "two maintenance".

Established the China Disabled Persons' Federation to prepare for the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games Leading Group to comprehensively lead the preparations for the Winter and Paralympic Games, regularly study major issues, deploy key tasks, and comprehensively strengthen leadership with a high sense of political responsibility and mission. The power of the system, do a good job in preparations and preparations.

Comprehensive layout and expansion of the team.

  In accordance with the general work idea of ​​"improving standing, comprehensively implementing policies, taking initiative, and making key breakthroughs", the China Disabled Persons' Federation has issued the "Winter Paralympic Program Revitalization Plan", "Winter Paralympic Glory Action Plan" and "Public People with Disabilities Ice and Snow Action Plan". Vigorously promote the development of the Winter Paralympics across the country.

We select athletes nationwide, organize training camps, and then select better sports.

At the same time, high-level coaches at home and abroad will be hired, technical officials of the Winter Paralympic Games will be trained, and a national training team will be established for the whole project.

We have built a national training hall for ice sports competitions for the disabled.

We have cooperated with Beijing, Hebei, Heilongjiang and other provinces and cities to carry out the Winter Games for the Disabled, and signed a strategic cooperation agreement on the development of sports for the disabled with Finland, Russia and other major ice and snow sports countries, so as to promote the accelerated development of winter sports for the disabled.

Through hard work, the number of national Winter Paralympic athletes has grown from less than 50 to nearly 1,000, and the number of Winter Paralympic events has been expanded from 2 to 6, realizing the full coverage of my country's Winter Paralympic events.

Full-time training to improve the level of competition.

  "We have carried out uninterrupted training throughout the year for athletes participating in all six major events, including summer training and winter training, domestic and overseas, training and competition, and the athletes' competitive level has been continuously improved." Yong Zhijun said, At present, the athletes are sprinting for training in four training bases including Beijing, Hebei, Inner Mongolia and Gansu.

Data map: The media shuttle shuttles between the station and the main media center of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Mao Jianjun

Organize competitions at multiple levels to strengthen talent training and selection.

  Yong Zhijun said that in 2017, my country held five national competitions in cross-country skiing, biathlon, alpine skiing, snowboarding, and Paralympic ice hockey, and selected a group of outstanding athletes to enrich the national team.

In 2019, for the first time, all six major events of the Winter Paralympic Games were included in the National Paralympic Games.

Before the outbreak, we had invited foreign Paralympic ice hockey teams and others to come to China for exchange and competition on many occasions.

"In January 2020, my country will host the Winter Paralympic Asian Cup series for the first time. In 2021, we will hold cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, and snowboarding competitions in China. By actively seeking support from international organizations, we will create more opportunities for athletes to participate. "

Actively participate in international competitions to improve the level of sports for the disabled in my country.

  Yong Zhijun emphasized that since 2016, my country has participated in a number of Winter Paralympic international events, won many medals, and achieved "zero" breakthroughs in many projects.

At the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games, our wheelchair curling team won the championship, achieving a breakthrough of zero gold medals and zero medals in the history of my country's Winter Paralympic Games.

"In 2021, we formed a team to participate in the test activities of alpine skiing, snowboard, cross-country skiing, wheelchair curling, and Paralympic ice hockey in the Beijing Winter Paralympics, achieving the purpose of training the team, improving the level, and getting familiar with the venue. , and cooperated with the Organizing Committee to complete the testing of various barrier-free facilities and related procedures, and instruct volunteers to provide event services.

Carry out ice and snow sports for the disabled to contribute to the promotion of "300 million people on ice and snow".

  "Since 2016, we have held the 'Snow Sports Season for Disabled Persons' for 6 consecutive years. Only disabled persons from 14 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) participated in the first session, and now 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) have participated, which has basically Covering the whole country.” Yong Zhijun said, during the “Snow Sports Season for Disabled Persons”, “We held various forms and content-rich ice and snow activities, including the creation and promotion of popular ice and snow sports programs that are popular with disabled people. This activity has inspired the majority of disabled people. The enthusiasm for participating in winter sports has a far-reaching impact on the popularization and development of winter sports for the disabled, and has made active efforts to achieve the goal of 'driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports'."