(Beijing Winter Paralympics) China-Singapore Times Review: Taking Beijing Winter Paralympics as a bridge to connect the future of "barrier-free"
China News Agency, Beijing, March 13th: Using the Beijing Winter Paralympics as a bridge to connect the "barrier-free" future
China News Agency reporter Yue Chuan
After burning for 9 days in a large snowflake made of small snowflakes, the main torch of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games was slowly extinguished.
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 Yang Huafeng
Although the event is over, the impact will be far-reaching.
The Beijing Winter Paralympics is based on the theme slogan "Together to the Future".
It is a sincere invitation that conveys the Chinese people's willingness to join hands with the people of the world, help each other, and create a better future.
Starting from the Beijing Winter Paralympics, what kind of future will the world be headed by?
Since the beginning of preparations, "barrier-free" has been a warm label of the Beijing Winter Paralympics, which runs through the event.
In the Winter Paralympic Village, where there are roads, there must be blind roads, and the concept of "people-oriented" is reflected in every detail; in the competition venues, safety protection equipment has been added on the basis of the Winter Olympics, and the slight height differences have been eliminated.
Wherever athletes go, there are no barriers.
As Spence, spokesman for the International Paralympic Committee, said, the Beijing Winter Paralympics has set a new benchmark for Paralympic sports.
On the basis of "barrier-free facilities", the Beijing Winter Paralympics calls for "barrier-free concepts"—everyone with an understanding and inclusive heart, truly respects, cares, and helps disabled friends, so that they can better integrate society.
Removing conceptual barriers is an indispensable foundation for continuing to promote the development of the cause of persons with disabilities and to build an inclusive society.
"Concept Barrier Free" will enhance the understanding of disabled people from all walks of life, help disabled people to more actively integrate into society, and become an important legacy of the Beijing Winter Paralympics.
Taking this opportunity, the cause of disabled persons in China and the world will usher in a new stage of vigorous development.
"Change starts with sports", but not just sports.
The Paralympic Movement's greatest aspiration is to "build an inclusive world", which is in line with the vision of the Beijing Winter Paralympics to "make the world more acquainted and integrated".
The holding of this ice and snow event has promoted mutual understanding and harmonious coexistence of people from all over the world, and has built an important platform for exchanges between different cultures.
Taking the Beijing Winter Paralympics as a carrier, the broader concept of "barrier-free" should also be integrated into the global development process.
The world today is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, with local problems becoming increasingly acute, and the COVID-19 epidemic being delayed and repeated.
Facing the world of "you have me, I have you", it is better to build high walls than to build "barrier-free" bridges, continue to deepen cooperation with each other, and jointly deal with all the crises and challenges facing the world.
Working together to create a better future is inseparable from "barrier-free" communication.
The Beijing Winter Paralympics is like a bridge that bridges gaps, removes barriers, and connects people around the world.
The world can only be a better place if we work together and let go of confrontation.
To unite people in peaceful competition is the mission of the Olympic Movement.
From the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to the closing ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, the focus of the expression of "Double Olympic City" has converged from countless "me" to "we", telling the spirit and philosophy shared by mankind.
Just like the current Olympic motto "faster, higher, stronger - more united", only by uniting can we achieve faster, higher and stronger.
In the spirit of peace, friendship and solidarity, the Beijing Winter Paralympics promotes the unity of all countries in the world. This is another perfect practice of the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind.
one World, One Dream.
The world needs to work together and move towards the future together.
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