Paralympic alpine skiing starts unofficial training today, and Yanqing area fully transitions to the "Winter Paralympics"

Beijing News Express (reporter Wu Wei) on February 25, the reporter learned from the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and winter Paralympic Games Yanqing division that at present, the Paralympic alpine skiing registration has ended, and today (February 25) officially launched unofficial training, there will be 179 athletes from 37 countries and regions to participate in the competition. The Yanqing competition area seamlessly transitioned into the preparation state of the Winter Paralympic Games, and the alpine venues, winter Paralympic villages, peripheral services and other work were ready.

A flag-raising ceremony was held in the Winter Paralympic Village of Yanqing District. Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Yanqing District CPC Committee

For the barrier-free environment and streamlines, formulate targeted epidemic prevention measures for relevant personnel

During the Winter Paralympic Games, the Yanqing Division will host an alpine skiing competition and produce 30 gold medals. At that time, there will be men's and women's downhilling, super big slalom, all-around, big slalom, slalom 5 events, each event is divided into three categories of standing posture, sitting posture, visual impairment, a total of 30 gold medals will be generated.

During the competition, while further solidifying the epidemic prevention and control work mechanism, the venue will adjust and improve the overall plan for epidemic prevention and control and the sub-plans in various fields according to the characteristics of the Winter Paralympic Games and the special needs of people with disabilities, and formulate targeted prevention and control measures for barrier-free environments, streamlined lines, personnel who provide services at close ranges, close contacts, and personnel who apply for mask-free for medical reasons, not only grasp the implementation of key prevention and control tasks, resolutely adhere to the bottom line of the red line of epidemic prevention and control, but also ensure a safe, meticulous and thoughtful humanized service experience.

In addition to the organization of the event, the entire venue has also been refined and improved for the operation of barrier-free facilities, running 22 barrier-free elevators and 44 barrier-free toilets, and continuously carrying out inspections and inspections of barrier-free facilities, technology, electricity, fire protection, security and other inspections of the venues. Set up wheelchair prosthetic repair stations at the medical station for racing and competitive athletes, enable wheelchair storage points, and do a good job in barrier-free services for disabled people in key areas such as athletes' lounges, large family lounges, media centers, spectator stands, and various customer groups.

It is worth mentioning that in terms of transportation organization, the Yanqing Division also fully considers providing convenience for all athletes, during which athletes do not need to get off the bus in Hanquan for security checks as during the Winter Olympics, and vehicles can enter the village directly from the athletes' shuttle bus station for security checks. At the same time, in order to facilitate the rapid and safe passage of wheelchair users, in the security inspection link, there is no need to pass the relatively narrow security gate, and there is a special green channel for hand inspection by security personnel. According to the barrier-free traffic flow, the operation and scheduling of the shuttle buses and cable cars of each customer group are done to meet the traffic needs of the Winter Paralympic Games.

Yanqing Winter Paralympic Village will provide 79 sets of accessible rooms for a total of 158 rooms

As the main venue for athletes' life services, the Winter Paralympic Village completed 95 conversion tasks in 44 hours and officially opened at 8:00 a.m. on February 25. During the Winter Paralympic Games, the Yanqing Winter Paralympic Village is expected to host about 521 athletes and team officials from 37 delegations.

The Winter Paralympic Village is fully considered to provide convenience for athletes from all countries during operation, and the entrances and exits of each service area are barrier-free, with low-level service facilities, barrier-free toilets or barrier-free toilets. The village will provide 79 sets of barrier-free rooms a total of 158 rooms, distributed in the 1st and 2nd groups, two groups have a total of 4 large car barrier-free elevators, the corridor and indoor floor uses anti-slip materials, the net width of the door is more than 85 cm, the internal space of the room is convenient for wheelchair rotation and passage, the bedroom window handle, power socket, switch panel, rescue call button are reduced in height, and the furniture can also meet the needs of the disabled. The bathroom door is a sliding sliding door with no sills and height differences on the floor. The bathroom is equipped with accessible sanitary and shower facilities with safety grab bars, shower stools, high and low hooks, low shower showerheads, shelves, towel rails, mirrors and wash basins.

In order to facilitate the dining of disabled athletes, the catering team adjusted the athletes' dining room, and the height of the table, the knee-tolerant space and the layout of the table and chairs fully considered the needs of wheelchair users. Liquid food agitators and Braille menus have been added to the dining table to provide maximum convenience for athletes to eat.

It is worth mentioning that the village ruins of Xiaozhuangke Village, as a cultural landscape, will become a window to show the world the culture of Chinese villages, and there is a wheelchair ramp at the viewing platform of the site, so that wheelchair users can experience the history and culture of Yanqing at close range.

It is reported that at 2 p.m. on February 23, a simple but solemn flag-lowering ceremony was held in Yanqing Winter Olympic Village, and the flags of the delegations of the Winter Olympic Games were slowly lowered. Subsequently, the flag of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Organizing Committee and the Flag of the International Paralympic Committee and the Flag of the Paralympic Delegation were raised, and the replacement of the flag was completed. Near the entrance of the Winter Paralympic Village, the residents' service center, and the athletes' residence group, the "Snow Rongrong" display board replaces the "ice pier"; the torch and tinder lamp display stand in the traditional Chinese culture display area is replaced with a winter Paralympic tone with the main color of gold; the "five rings" of the Winter Olympics on the outside of the athletes' restaurant and on the wall are replaced by the "tricolor belt" logo of the Winter Paralympic Games; and the landscape sketch of the "Winter Dream" emblem of the courtyard in the north area of the public group is replaced by the "leap".

All 108 medical staff of the Yanqing Winter Olympic Medical Security Center have been trained in medical services for people with disabilities

During the Winter Paralympic Games, in addition to the Yanqing Winter Paralympic Village, 26 accommodation points were identified in the Yanqing Competition Area, including 4 contracted hotels and 22 accommodation points for staff and volunteers. Among all the contracted hotels, the Yanqing Competition Area has also comprehensively sorted out all barrier-free facilities to ensure that the occupants are unimpeded.

During the Winter Paralympic Games, yanqing will continue to take nucleic acid collection, delivery and inspection as an important aspect of epidemic prevention work, setting up 45 sampling points, 60 sampling stations, setting up 1 isolation point for asymptomatic infected people, equipped with 18 support personnel, and reserve 45 isolation rooms, including 9 barrier-free rooms.

At the same time, during the Winter Paralympic Games, while doing a good job in medical treatment, all kinds of barrier-free facilities operate normally, meet the requirements of the Winter Paralympic Games, set up a total of 4 barrier-free wards, 5 barrier-free toilets, and 108 medical staff have been trained in medical services for the disabled to ensure accurate and efficient medical services for all athletes.

In addition, the "Yanqing Folks" volunteers who have just finished volunteering in the winter Olympics will also set off again to participate in the service guarantee work of the Winter Paralympic Games, at which time, 36,000 "Yanqing villagers" volunteers will carry out volunteer services in four aspects: service guarantee, cultural promotion, urban operation and care.

It is reported that with the end of the Winter Olympics, some people in the closed loop completed their tasks for isolation and observation, and Yanqing District strengthened the care and care for such personnel through online and offline methods. In order to enrich the lives of people in the closed loop, Yanqing Competition Area uses the Beijing Yanqing APP to open the "Winter Olympic Home" channel, closely focusing on the needs of the closed-loop removal personnel, providing rich information and cultural and leisure content supply, creating a "Winter Olympic Dream Non-Hereditary Feelings" Yanqing Intangible Cultural Heritage VR Cloud Exhibition Hall, focusing on the combination of intangible cultural heritage projects and Winter Olympic elements, so that traditional culture and ice and snow passion can fully collide online, so that the Winter Olympic passion can continue in the closed loop for a long time. At the same time, yanqing competition area will further visit and comfort the people and their families in the closed loop, and solve the practical difficulties of the families of the people in the closed loop through volunteer service, so that all personnel can work with peace of mind.

During the Winter Paralympic Games, Yanqing will organize nearly 100 disabled people to watch the games

The reporter learned from the Yanqing District Disabled Persons' Federation that the Yanqing District Disabled Persons' Federation has invited barrier-free experts to 15 Winter Olympic and Paralympic contract hotels and hotels and designated hospitals for the Winter Olympics to supervise and guide the barrier-free transformation work in 15 Olympic-related venues such as hotels and hotels contracted for the Winter Olympic Games and designated hospitals in strict accordance with the "Accessibility Guidelines for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games".

All hotels have been remodeled and expanded barrier-free parking spaces, low-level service facilities, barrier-free toilets, large barrier-free access, elevators, small Braille signs, tips and other facilities, all in accordance with the Winter Olympics, Winter Paralympic Games standards for barrier-free facilities transformation and upgrading. At the same time, 53 barrier-free rooms were newly built and renovated, not only equipped with corresponding low-level service facilities, but also installed humanized service facilities such as electric curtains and emergency pagers to facilitate the living needs of special groups such as the disabled, and all hotels have achieved barrier-free full-streamline services.

At the same time, in order to ensure the Winter Paralympic Games, Yanqing has also set up barrier-free special classes, formulated a communication and liaison system, and implemented a daily inspection system. Set up a barrier-free emergency support team to reserve barrier-free equipment, materials and auxiliary equipment (30 wheelchairs, 20 canes, 30 pairs of armpits, 26 movable ramps). Yanqing will also organize nearly 100 disabled people to watch the game, provide personalized services for different types of disabled people, and provide wheelchairs and one-on-one services for spectators with limited mobility.

"At present, the level of barrier-free environment service guarantee in Yanqing District has met the requirements of simple, safe and wonderful hosting, which can provide a strong and powerful guarantee for the smooth holding of the Winter Paralympic Games." Zhu Wanfu, chairman of the Yanqing District Disabled Persons' Federation, said.

Beijing News reporter Wu Wei

Edited by Chen Jing, Proofread by Zhang Yanjun