[Commentary] The 4th Asian Paralympic Games in Hangzhou in 2022 will be held from October 9th to October 15th. The competition period is 7 days. 22 major competitions have been determined, and 564 gold medals will be produced during the competition.
On the evening of March 23, the Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Games ushered in the 200-day countdown.
That night, in Tangqi Town, Linping District, Hangzhou, next to the Guangji Bridge on the Grand Canal, a theme event to promote the integration of the disabled, the interaction of the whole city, and the linkage of the whole province was grandly held.
[Concurrent] Deputy Mayor of Hangzhou Municipal People's Government Chen Weiqiang, Deputy Secretary General of Hangzhou Asian Disabled Organizing Committee
The next 200 days will be the final shock stage of the preparations for the Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Games. We will go all out to provide high-quality services to athletes, media, sponsors and spectators from all over the world to ensure a simple, safe and exciting Asian Paralympic Games.
Here, we sincerely hope that all sectors of society will continue to care about and care for the cause of the disabled as always, actively support and participate in the Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Games to witness the tenacious struggle of athletes from all over the world to surpass themselves, and jointly compose a new era of sports for the disabled in Asia in the new era. chapter.
[Commentary] At the event site, the opening ceremony of the competition venue of the China Blind Gateball Training Base (Tangqi) was held, the Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Games Intelligent Sign Language Platform was officially launched, the Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Games countdown device was unveiled, and thousands of cultural and sports activities for the disabled in Zhejiang Province were held Community activities have also been officially launched.
Shen Wei, member of the Standing Committee of Linping District Committee and Minister of Propaganda, introduced that through the preparations for the Asian Paralympic Games, Linping District will definitely be further optimized in terms of hardware construction, cultural construction and civilization level improvement.
[Concurrent] Shen Wei, member of the Standing Committee of Linping District Committee and Minister of Propaganda
I think it is mainly through this competition that we can further promote the whole society to care and care for our disabled friends in terms of hardware construction, cultural construction and improvement of the level of civilization. The status of friends in society as a whole.
At the same time, through these competitions, I hope that people in the whole society can further feel the spirit of self-improvement and hard work of our disabled athletes on the field, and inspire people in the whole society to work hard and work together.
[Explanation] During the event that night, many disabled performance groups showed the spirit of the disabled with cheerful and beautiful, full of vigor and strength, and conveyed the power of self-improvement.
Their confident smiles left the deepest impression on reporters.
[Concurrent] Ruan Cheng, a member of the Hangzhou Wheelchair Dance Team
The first is to show the style of our disabled people, and then we have added the element of wheelchair dance, and the integration of the disabled and the disabled has integrated a dance program with able-bodied friends, so we are very happy and happy.
For me personally, because this is the Asian Games event on our doorstep, first of all, I am very happy and excited, because this is a once-in-a-century sports event. Friends all over the world show our style.
The positive attitude of disabled friends, their willingness to (actively integrate into) the society, and our various spirits to overcome difficulties, especially to show our confident smiles, are also commendable.
Lin Jingxian, actress of Zhejiang Province Disabled Art Troupe
The program I will be participating in tonight is "The Best Future". This program is sign language dance. The most I feel during training is that this program will make us feel that there is hope for the disabled.
In this program, there are hearing-impaired people, able-bodied people, and children. This program shows a style of integration of the disabled and the disabled. When we rehearse the program, we need a sign language teacher to give us instructions and help us hear the rhythm of the music.
[Explanation] At present, the preparations for the Asian Paralympic Games are accelerating, and 19 competition venues have been completed, of which 17 are still used as the Asian Games venues, and 2 are independent competition venues.
The construction of barrier-free facilities is accelerated, the social publicity atmosphere is strong, and the event guarantee is gradually implemented, ensuring that the two Asian Games are organized simultaneously and equally exciting.
Reporter Shen Yishan reported from Hangzhou
Responsible editor: [Li Yuxin]