China News Service, Beijing, March 1 (Wang Hao) On the afternoon of February 28, local time, the British fire collection ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics was held at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium.
This fire from the birthplace of the Paralympic Games will then be combined with 8 fires from the three competition areas of Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou to form the official fire of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games.
The specific collection sites of the 8 fire seed collection ceremonies are: Beijing School for the Blind, Wangjing Street Warm Home, China Braille Library, Grand Canal Water Transport Wharf, Badaling Ancient Great Wall, Zhangjiakou "Chuangba" Park, Zhangjiakou Yellow Emperor City, and Tiantan Park.
The picture shows the lit kindling pot taken on February 28.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ying
On March 4, the Olympic fire will light up the Bird's Nest again.
As the opening ceremony is getting closer and closer, the atmosphere of the Beijing Winter Olympics is getting stronger, and the three competition areas of Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou are also doing the final preparations, and strive to present a wonderful Winter Paralympic event.
More and more protection
On February 25, the three Winter Paralympic Villages in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou were officially opened.
The three Winter Paralympic Villages were all converted from the previous Winter Olympic Villages. The setting and debugging of the Paralympic image landscape and barrier-free facilities have been carried out since the day after the closing of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
On February 28, the main media center of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games officially started operation after completing the transition from the Winter Olympics to the Winter Paralympics.
Image source: Visual China
In the apartment building, fitness center, entertainment center, square area and other areas, facilities and equipment have been converted and temporary barrier-free facilities have been added; the restaurant has re-planned dining seats and beverage placement, and reserved a wheelchair dining area; the square area has been opened for wheelchair prosthetic repairs The center; the transportation area is equipped with barrier-free shuttles, special platforms and parking spaces for the disabled, and special auxiliary personnel.
The transformation of the urban landscape for the Beijing Winter Paralympics was completed on February 28.
In the center of Tiananmen Square, the "Wonderful Winter Olympics"-themed flower bed "Chinese Knot" was replaced with the Winter Paralympic emblem, and the key flower beds along Chang'an Avenue were also replaced with flowers.
On February 24, the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics emblem "Feiyue" was unveiled in Tiananmen Square.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Jia Tianyong
Among them, the transformation of the urban landscape layout of the Beijing Winter Olympics to the Winter Paralympic Games mainly involves the transformation of the emblem, the mascot, and the addition of some cold-resistant flowers. A total of 9 themed flower beds, 18,000 road flags, and 60 promotional images were converted. wait.
In addition, the main media center of the Beijing Winter Paralympics was officially launched on February 28.
During the Beijing Winter Paralympics, journalists and broadcasters from all over the world will participate in the reporting and broadcasting work. The four press conference halls in the main media center will provide official conference venues for the International Paralympic Committee. And all designed barrier-free ramps.
With the arrival of the Winter and Paralympic delegations from various countries, the public transportation systems in the three competition areas have also been renovated, equipped with barrier-free shuttles, dedicated platforms and parking spaces for the disabled, and special auxiliary personnel. At present, the public transportation system has entered the Officially run.
On February 23, the Beijing Winter Olympics just came to an end, and the Yunding stadium group in the Zhangjiakou competition area of Hebei quickly entered the transition period for the Winter Paralympics. The picture shows the staff and mechanical equipment carrying out the secondary shaping of the track at the Yunding Ski Park in the Zhangjiakou competition area of Hebei. .
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The venue is actively preparing
The competition venues that undertake the task of hosting the event are also carrying out intensive preparations.
For example, the National Biathlon Center, which is the only venue among the three major venues in the ancient poplar complex to undertake the tasks of the Winter Paralympics, will produce a total of 38 gold medals during the Beijing Winter Paralympics.
In order to enable the disabled to participate, work and watch games smoothly during the Winter Paralympics, the venues have made adequate preparations in hardware and software.
Among them, according to the characteristics of disabled athletes, the National Biathlon Center will adjust the height of the snow surface and the slope of the slope in the mixed interview area, and reduce the height of the fence to facilitate the interview of the athletes in the seated position.
On February 23, the staff carried out the secondary shaping of the track at Yunding Ski Park in Zhangjiakou Competition Area, Hebei Province.
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Some venues have already completed the conversion work, such as the National Gymnasium, which will host Paralympic ice hockey competitions during the Beijing Winter Paralympics. The conversion work of the venues has been completed.
In the stadium, the imitation ice board with a total area of 320 square meters has been laid, which is convenient for the athletes to arrive directly from the locker room to the side of the field by sled.
In addition, barrier-free toilets, barrier-free elevators, and ramps for Paralympic athletes have been prepared, and the training and rehabilitation room is also equipped with equipment specially designed for Paralympic athletes to perform upper body training.
Players ready to go
In recent days, the athletes of various delegations participating in the Winter Paralympic Games have successively carried out adaptive training.
After the Beijing Winter Olympics, the stadium that had been silent for a few days became lively again. The players adjusted their status and made final preparations for the upcoming Winter Paralympics.
The preparations for the Beijing Winter Paralympics have also been well received by them.
Jacopo Picardi, a Paralympic snowboard technician from the Italian delegation, spoke highly of the venues of the Beijing Winter Paralympics: "We are now familiarizing ourselves with the slopes, adapting to the venues, and adjusting our conditions. A great venue and the people here are very friendly and very polite.”
On February 23, staff, machinery and equipment carried out the secondary shaping of the track in Yunding Ski Park, Zhangjiakou Competition Area, Hebei Province.
Image source: Visual China
Jane Lee, a member of the U.S. Paralympic hockey team, said: "We came to the ice rink for training, and everything was great, the rink made a lot of barrier-free transitions, and all our movements in the stadium were smooth. "
He said: "Compared to winning the gold medal, we are looking forward to this precious experience to come. We also hope to communicate with athletes and friends from all over the world here. This place gives us such an opportunity." (End)