(Beijing Winter Paralympics) The Beijing Winter Paralympics set a new milestone for the development of sports for the disabled in China
China News Agency, Beijing, March 13 (Reporter Wang Zumin) With 18 golds, 20 silvers and 23 bronzes, the Chinese sports delegation ranked first in the gold medal and medal double list with an absolute advantage.
The Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, which concluded on the 13th, set a new milestone for the development of the Chinese Winter Paralympic Movement and the sports for the disabled in China.
On the evening of March 13, the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics was held at the National Stadium.
Pictured is the closing ceremony.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Ranyang
In 2002, China entered the Paralympic Winter Games stage for the first time.
However, in the three Winter Paralympics held in Salt Lake City in the United States in 2002, Turin in Italy in 2006 and Vancouver in Canada in 2010, the Chinese team had fewer than 10 athletes.
In the 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympic Games, China sent 10 athletes to participate, of which the wheelchair curling team won the fourth place, creating the best result for China to participate in the Winter Paralympic Games at that time.
In 2018, the Chinese delegation that competed in the Paralympic Winter Games for the fifth time finally broke the ice in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
——From 1 gold medal (medal) 4 years ago to 18 gold medals and 61 medals today, the Beijing Winter Paralympics has witnessed the "Chinese speed" of the development of the Winter Paralympic Games.
Before Beijing's successful bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, China has only launched two Winter Paralympic events.
In the 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympic Games, 10 athletes from the Chinese delegation participated in 2 major events and 5 minor events.
But in this Winter Paralympic Games, 96 athletes competed in 73 of all 6 major events.
The Chinese team successfully "unlocked" gold medals in all 4 snow events of Paralympic alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboard and biathlon, and won 3 gold medals and 3 gold medals in Paralympic snowboarding and cross-country skiing respectively. 7 golds are the top of all participating teams, and they have also won 4 and 3 golds in Paralympic biathlon and alpine skiing respectively, all of which are among the top three.
The Chinese wheelchair curling team defended the title and defended the honor of "King's Teacher".
The Chinese Paralympic ice hockey team "debut is the pinnacle" and won the bronze medal for the first time participating in the Winter Paralympics.
On March 12, Chinese team players Sun Yulong, Yan Zhuo, Zhang Mingliang, Chen Jianxin and Wang Haitao (from left to right) at the award ceremony.
On the same day, in the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Wheelchair Curling Gold Medal held at the "Ice Cube" of the Beijing National Swimming Center, the Chinese team defeated the Swedish team 8-3 and won the championship.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
——The Chinese delegation not only achieved full medal coverage in 6 Winter Paralympic events, but also won gold medals in 18 sub-events and meddled in medals in more than 40 sub-events. Breadth" and "Strength".
Since Beijing successfully won the right to host the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2015, the number of Chinese athletes participating in the Winter Paralympics has grown from less than 50 to nearly 1,000, and the number of technical officials has grown from nothing to more than 100.
Since 2016, China has held the "Disabled Persons' Ice and Snow Sports Season" for six consecutive years, and the number of participating provinces has grown from 14 to 31. The territory of China's disabled ice and snow sports has changed from "not leaving Shanhaiguan" to covering the whole country.
In this Winter Paralympic Games, 85 of the 96 athletes in the Chinese delegation participated in the Winter Paralympic Games for the first time, with an average age of 25 years.
Among them, Zhang Mengqiu, who won 2 golds and 3 silvers in the Paralympic alpine skiing field, just turned 20; Guo Yujie, the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation and the Paralympic biathlon women's sprint-stance gold medalist at the opening ceremony, is under 18; Paralympic snowboarders Players Ji Lijia, Wang Pengyao, Zhu Yonggang, Zhang Yiqi, with an average age of 19 years old, but this "00 Houtian group" swept the top four men's obstacle pursuit UL level; the youngest member of the delegation, Geng Yanhong (17 years old), won the silver medal in snowboarding ...
On March 12, the champion Chinese player Yang Hongqiong at the award ceremony.
On the same day, the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Paralympic Cross Country Skiing Women's Middle Distance - Seated Award Ceremony was held in Zhangjiakou Award Plaza.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Bing
——China has increasingly formed a favorable environment and atmosphere for the development of ice and snow sports for the disabled, and the rise of a large number of young athletes at this Winter Paralympic Games shows the "thickness" of the development of China's Winter Paralympic Games.
In addition to their strong ability to compete for gold and silver in the competitive arena, Chinese Winter Paralympic athletes also show the style of Chinese disabled people inside and outside the arena, interpreting the Paralympic values of "courage, perseverance, motivation and equality".
Paralympic cross-country skiing star Yang Hongqiong, the "Triple Crown Champion" of this Winter Paralympic Games, shouted "Long Live China" at the moment when he crossed the finish line, showing his patriotism; The alpine skier Liu Sitong, who lost his right leg, chased his dream with action; the armless skater Sun Hongsheng fought against fate for 22 years. When he stood on the alpine skiing arena, it was a chapter of inspirational stories; the Paralympic ice hockey final The Chinese team defeated the Czech team in the qualifying match. Captain Cui Yutao took the initiative to hug the opponent, making the arena full of warmth...
——Dare to struggle, positive, optimistic, confident, sincere and warm, these disabled athletes not only speak for Chinese young people in the new era, but also become a vivid portrayal of China's development, progress and vitality, highlighting China's Winter Paralympics and the disabled The "depth" of sports development.
As stated in the white paper "Development of Sports for the Disabled in China and Protection of Rights", sports for the disabled is a mirror that reflects the living standards and human rights conditions of the disabled.
The vigorous development of sports for the disabled in China not only reflects the sports spirit and strength of the disabled, but also reflects the achievements of Chinese-style human rights and national development.
Today, the rapid development of China's ice and snow sports, as well as the outstanding achievements and outstanding performance of the Chinese delegation in the Beijing Winter Paralympics, not only set a milestone in the history of the development of China's Winter Paralympics and disabled sports, but also contributed to the The development of the cause of the disabled in China has set up a monument to the development of Chinese-style human rights and national development.
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