China News Agency, Beijing, March 4th: The Beijing Winter Paralympic Torch, illuminates and warms those who do not bow to fate

  China News Agency reporter Yue Chuan

  On March 4, 2022, the second day of the second month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the traditional folk festival "Dragon Raises its Head".

The "Nine Days of Fire" that carries hope illuminates the "Bird's Nest" of the National Stadium on this night.

  The Beijing Winter Paralympic Games kicked off when the "dragon heads up", which complements the spirit of unremitting self-improvement and tenacious struggle of disabled athletes.

In the face of bad luck, they raised their heads, moved forward with determination, and wrote a chapter of fighting against fate.

On March 4, the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics was held at the Beijing National Stadium.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Yang Huafeng

  Sun Qi, a Chinese disabled snowboarder, is one of them.

Sun Qi lost his right calf due to an accident when he was shooting a cannon as a child.

Fate did not show Sun Qi a smile, and in response, he chose to hold Fate by the throat.

  "Change starts with sports".

Skiing has become his "weapon" to fight back against fate.

  In the 2018 Paralympic Snowboard World Cup in the Netherlands, Sun Qi wrote his own epic with two gold medals - he became China's first international Paralympic snowboard champion, creating a new history of disabled sports in China.

  Setbacks are not the disappearance of hope, but the trials of the brave and the milestones of the aspiring.

Like Sun Qi, Winter Paralympic athletes from all over the world are looking forward to realizing the value of life on the highest stage.

  The Beijing Winter Paralympics opened their arms to these brave warriors with lofty aspirations.

In order to provide them with a perfect performance stage, Beijing, the "city of double Olympics", spared no effort.

On March 4, the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics was held at the National Stadium "Bird's Nest".

The picture shows the entrance of the Chinese delegation.

  After the closing of the Beijing Winter Olympics, according to the characteristics of disabled athletes and competition rules, the venues of the Winter Paralympic Games will be converted and adjusted accordingly.

The National Gymnasium has set up anti-icing boards and transparent baffles for Paralympic ice hockey.

  The holding of the Beijing Winter Paralympics is also a microcosm of the vigorous development of ice and snow sports for the disabled in China.

The "Snow Sports Season for Disabled Persons" has been held for 6 consecutive years. The development area has grown from 14 provincial-level units in the first session to 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) today. More and more disabled people feel the charm of ice and snow sports. Incorporated into "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports".

  The Beijing Winter Paralympics will not only show the magnificent epic of disabled athletes' struggle against fate, but also a mirror of human civilization.

It will further increase the understanding of people with disabilities across the community and help build a more inclusive world.

  As witnessed by the Winter Paralympic Torch, the concept of disability integration extends from the opening ceremony to outside the arena and into the global development process.

China joins hands with the world to spread tolerance and care for the disabled to the rest of the world through the Beijing Winter Paralympics.

  This fire in our hearts is enough to dispel any darkness.

It warms people's hearts, illuminates the way forward, and guides this group of people who do not bow to their fate to a bright future together.

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