(Beijing Winter Paralympics) Feature: Three five-star red flags raised at the same time
China News Agency, Zhangjiakou, March 8th: Three five-star red flags are raised at the same time
China News Agency reporter Li Xiaowei
At 20:00 on March 7, three five-star red flags were raised simultaneously in the night sky of Zhangjiakou Awards Plaza for the Beijing Winter Paralympics.
Such pictures, along with the broadcast signal, spread to every corner of China and even the world.
The Beijing Winter Paralympic Snowboard Obstacle Chase was held in Zhangjiakou on the 7th.
In the snowboard men's obstacle course (UL level) final, Chinese "post-00" players Ji Lijia, Wang Pengyao, Zhu Yonggang and Zhang Yiqi took the top four.
This is the breakthrough of the Chinese team's "zero" medal in the Winter Paralympic snowboard event, and it is also a "famous scene" that the project has never had in the Winter Paralympic Games.
On the evening of March 7, the award ceremony for the men's slalom chase - UL-level event in the Paralympic Snowboarding of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics was held at the Zhangjiakou Awards Plaza.
Chinese players Ji Lijia (middle), Wang Pengyao (left) and Zhu Yonggang (right) won the gold, silver and bronze medals.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Bing
19-year-old Ji Lijia won the gold medal in this competition.
After sliding to the end, he threw his entire body on the snow for a long time, and when he got up again, tears filled his eyes.
At the award ceremony that night, with the sound of "March of the Volunteers", tears flashed in his eyes again.
"Like a dream, I feel that all the difficulties and setbacks I have gone through before are all worth it!" Ji Lijia said.
Ji Li's family is from Shijiazhuang, Hebei. An accident at the age of 6 caused him to lose his left forearm and fall into the shadow of his life.
In July 2015, Beijing, China historically became the "City of Double Olympics".
The following year, 14-year-old Ji Lijia joined the newly established Hebei Province Disabled Snowboard Team with his outstanding athletic ability, and his fate changed.
The picture shows the champion Ji Lijia in the final.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu
In the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, it was not just Ji Lijia who made breakthroughs.
On the first day of the competition, Paralympic biathlete Liu Zixu won the first gold medal of the Chinese team in this Winter Paralympic Games. This is also the first snow gold medal and the first individual event won by a Chinese disabled athlete in the Winter Paralympic Games. gold medal.
Subsequently, Guo Yujie, who was less than 18 years old, added another gold to the Chinese team in the women's Paralympic biathlon competition.
On the second day of the competition, Paralympic alpine skiing and Paralympic cross-country skiing, Chinese athletes once again won two gold medals each, continuing to create new history...
Yin Liankui, the coach of the Chinese Paralympic snowboard team, tried his best to control his tears as he witnessed the disciples ascend to the top podium of the Winter Paralympic Games.
Yin Liankui, who was involved in ice and snow sports in 2004 and entered the professional team in 2008, but failed to reach the "highest stage", this time his disciples helped him realize his dream.
"Compared to Europe, our snow sports started late and have a weak foundation." Yin Liankui recalled that when he was an athlete, the training conditions were not as good as they are now. "Sometimes the cable car in the snow field does not open, and they all carry snowboards for training." "You can't go back to China once a year, you can only learn advanced foreign technology through video..."
In the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, Yang Yang achieved a breakthrough of "zero" gold medals for China's ice and snow sports.
It was also in Salt Lake City in 2002 that the Chinese sports delegation appeared for the first time in the Winter Paralympics, but in the following competitions, the Chinese team's performance was not outstanding.
Until the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games, the Chinese Winter Paralympic Corps has gone through 5 Winter Paralympic Games, a full 16 years of waiting, and finally realized the championship dream.
On March 4, 2022, the traditional Chinese folk festival "Dragon Heads Up", the Beijing Winter Paralympics kicked off at the time of "Dragon Heads Up".
Just 3 days after the competition day, the new generation of Chinese Winter Paralympic athletes won 7 golds, 8 silvers and 10 bronzes with their "head-to-head" fighting spirit, interpreting the meaning of the "leap" in the Beijing Winter Paralympic emblem.
At the award ceremony on the evening of the 7th, "three five-star red flags raised at the same time" became the focus inside and outside the stadium.
The Chinese Paralympic Snowboard Team specially arranged for all members to watch the show.
"I hope that the Paralympic athletes can win the championship, so that other disabled children can ignite their hopes and dreams in life." Yin Liankui said.
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