On March 3, the giant mascot "Xue Rongrong" was suspended in the main media center of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games.
The Beijing Winter Paralympics will start on March 4.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu
China News Service, Beijing, March 4th. On the evening of the 4th, the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics officially kicked off.
The title and core content of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Paralympics is "Blooming of Life", which aims to show the touching moments of the life of the disabled with simple emotions and simple arrangement.
This opening ceremony hopes to express the concept of "constant self-improvement, self-breakthrough, and integration of the disabled". Among the performers, 30% are disabled and 70% are able-bodied people. Disabled performers will be the main roles to show a more inclusive performance. society.
The opening ceremony took "concentric circles" as the main visual image, implying that friends from all over the world gathered together under the inspiration of the Winter and Paralympic Games to share this well-unified ice and snow event for the disabled.
The opening ceremony strives to express the unremitting pursuit of people with disabilities for a better life and a more inclusive world in warm emotions, romantic colors, emotional atmosphere and barrier-free environment.
The Beijing Winter Paralympics consists of 6 major events: Paralympic alpine skiing, Paralympic biathlon, Paralympic cross-country skiing, Paralympic snowboarding, Paralympic ice hockey, and wheelchair curling, with a total of 78 gold medals.
The competition will run from March 5 to 13.
The Chinese sports delegation sent 96 athletes to participate in all 6 major events and 73 small events.
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