China News Service, Beijing, March 1 (Reporter Chen Hang) Yan Cheng, director of the Human Resources Department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and executive director of the dispatch center of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Games Operation Command, said at a press conference on the 1st, There are a total of 565 torchbearers for the Beijing Winter Paralympics, selected by the International Paralympic Committee, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, the China Disabled Persons' Federation, the provinces and cities where the competition area is located, and various sponsoring companies.
Persons with disabilities account for 21% of all torchbearers.
The torch relay of the Beijing Winter Paralympics will be held in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou from March 2nd to 4th.
Yan Cheng said that since the start of the selection work, the selection subjects have carefully organized and carefully arranged, adhered to the principle of fairness and justice, and carried out the torchbearer candidate recommendation, information registration, review, and qualification review according to the torchbearer selection standards and rules. We have completed the selection and recommendation of torchbearers.
He said that most of the torchbearers of the Winter Paralympic Games are advanced representatives who have made outstanding achievements or made outstanding contributions in all walks of life, and most of them are ordinary people who are rooted in production and work.
Among them, 53% have won honors at or above the provincial and ministerial level, and 74% are representatives of the production and work lines.
Yan Cheng said that compared with the torchbearers of the Winter Olympics, there are still a large number of people who are enthusiastic about helping the disabled, promoting the spirit of the Paralympic Games, and contributing to the realization of the vision of the Beijing Winter Paralympics. Athletes, coaches and other outstanding representatives of disabilities in the industry.
Persons with disabilities account for 21% of the total number of torchbearers, which is higher than the requirement of the International Olympic Committee that "the proportion of torchbearers with disabilities should not be less than 15%".
It is reported that Beijing will select universal sign language interpreters and guides for the blind and the disabled to provide support for the Beijing Winter Paralympic Torch Relay.
Arrange 1-to-1 service personnel for disabled torchbearers in need of assistance when the relay is running.
The torch relay will allocate the relay sections according to the terrain characteristics of each relay section and the physical condition of the disabled torchbearers, and formulate the reception plan for the disabled torchbearers.
At the same time, pay attention to the environmental improvement of road surface leveling and other aspects to ensure the safety of wheelchairs and blind torchbearers.
In terms of torchbearer reception, Beijing has carefully selected resident hotels with barrier-free facilities and formulated a comprehensive plan for food, accommodation and transportation.
Equipped with universal sign language interpreters, blind guides and disabled persons and spare wheelchairs at the station to ensure the logistical support of the Winter Paralympic Torch Relay is stable and powerful.
The torch relay guarantee work in Zhangjiakou area starts from the details, and fully considers the accessibility needs of disabled torchbearers from the whole process of pick-up, check-in, point transfer, etc. specific guarantee.
Wheelchair ramps, barrier-free toilets, barrier-free signs, etc. have been carefully designed and set up, and after repeated on-site inspections by relevant departments, optimization and upgrades have been repeated to provide safe, applicable and convenient barrier-free access for disabled torchbearers environment.
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