Data chart: On October 22, 2016, the athletics competition of the 7th World Military Games was held at the Wuhan Wuhuan Sports Center. In the final of the MEN's Disabled 400m IT5, France's SEPASTIEN PRADALIER won the title in 1:29.97. Photo by China News Service reporter Tomita
"There is a kind of beauty that does not need to be hung on the face, there is a kind of sincerity that does not need many words, there is a kind of love that does not require any vows..."
Sun Qi fell heavily to the ground because of the cracking of the prosthesis, his face was covered with blood, but he climbed up strongly, wiped the blood a few times, and insisted on completing the game. When walking through the media mixed mining area, Sun Qi did not forget to look back and leave a big smile for everyone.
This is a scene at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Paralympic Games, where Sun Qi, a Chinese snowboarder who was confident of making it into the top eight, accidentally cracked his prosthetic leg during the competition and ended up finishing 11th.
Sun Qi, a snowboarder on the Winter Paralympic National Training Team, sweats profusely after performing physical training at the athletes' station. Xinhua News Agency reporter Cai Yang photo Source: Xinhua Net
Now, he is in the process of intense and active preparations, hoping to make up for his regrets at the upcoming Beijing Winter Paralympic Games.
The Chinese Paralympic snowboarding team from Liaoning lost his right calf due to an accident in his infancy. Thanks to his excellent physical fitness, Sun Qi was selected for the Chinese paralympic snowboard team at the age of 16. He is eager to win a medal at the Beijing Winter Paralympics.
For every Chinese paralympic ice and snow athlete, the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games are of great significance. Sun Qi also said that he wanted to get back what he had lost. In this long process, he will definitely experience more difficulties and resistance than ordinary people, but the way he runs the road of chasing dreams deserves countless praise and respect.
According to media reports, there are currently about 85 million people with disabilities in China, but many people with disabilities are not depressed. Some people are running the track and field field, some people are sweating on the football field, and more and more disabled athletes are using their hard work to realize their dreams, writing a moving chapter of self-improvement and hard work.
Infographic: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Tokyo 2020, Held at the New National Stadium in Tokyo, August 24, 2020. The picture shows fireworks blooming over the stadium.
At the Tokyo Paralympic Games, which ended this year, the Chinese delegation led the gold medal and medal double tables, but also left countless tearful moments.
Zheng Tao, an athlete from Yunnan, because he does not have arms, can only bite the towel to maintain his posture when the competition starts, and when he turns around, he hits his head against the pool wall. Standing at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, he won four gold medals.
Zheng Tao, who lost both arms due to an accident at a young age, finally found his self-confidence in the pool. Although the training was very hard and tiring, sports gave him the wings of dreams and made him feel self-worth and the meaning of life.
Data chart: On September 5, the closing ceremony of the 16th Summer Paralympic Games was held in Tokyo, Japan. The picture shows Zhang Xuemei, the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation and a women's wheelchair basketball player, holding a five-star red flag and entering the stadium.
Also at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, the girls of the Chinese women's wheelchair basketball team made history and won a precious silver medal. In the semi-finals, team member Zhang Xuemei was thrown to the ground with a wheelchair in a confrontation with his opponent. In order not to affect the game, she immediately propped herself on the ground with one hand and quickly straightened the wheelchair and body.
This scene is just the epitome of the girls' countless times in the arena against the wind. A mutilated body that cannot bind an indomitable soul and the pursuit of victory. They shine with the highlight of sportsmanship and are a vivid embodiment of the Olympic motto "faster, higher, stronger, more united".
Data chart: On November 22, the Chinese Paralympic ice hockey team prepared for the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games. Photo by China News Service reporter Hou Yu
After the Tokyo Paralympic Games came to an end, the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games became the stage that Paralympic athletes look forward to. In order to show off their talents on the field in front of their homes, the disabled athletes are sweating on the training ground day and night to make final preparations for the competition.
While the Paralympic athletes sweated on the training ground, there were also many behind-the-scenes personnel who could not stand on the field, contributing to the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games.
Zhao Xin is a blind musician. The Winter Olympic song "Ice and Snow Feelings" composed by him was successfully selected as one of the ten outstanding musical works of the first Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022. Congenitally blind, he used beautiful notes to convey his expectations for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Infographic: National Disabled Snowboarders undergoing a technical warm-up before training. China News Service reporter Zhang Xinglong photographed Zhang Xinglong
In fact, since 2008, Zhao Xin has begun to compose Olympic songs. At the closing ceremony of the Beijing Paralympic Games, he also sang his own songs. He wants to tell more disabled friends through his own story, bravely pursue his dreams, and realize his own value.
There are many more stories like Zheng Tao, Sun Qi, and Zhao Xin. Blind singer Yang Guang once sang affectionately in the song "We": "There is a kind of beauty that does not need to be hung on the face, there is a kind of sincerity that does not need many words, there is a kind of care that does not require any vows..." The lyrics that are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people sing the voices of many disabled people.
Although the disabled athletes are not in good health, they are like able-bodied people, with joys and sorrows, but also the pursuit of a better life. What these far-reaching mobilizers need is not the sympathy and pity of others, but equality and respect.
Sometimes, physical disability is not terrible, it is terrible to lose a positive attitude towards life. Looking at the touching deeds of Sun Qi, will you still keep complaining and wasting your time? (Reporter Xing Rui)