On March 2, the fire collection ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games was held in the circular hill of the Temple of Heaven Park to collect the "Summer Olympic Fire". The picture shows the torchbearer Hou Bin in the torch relay. China News Service reporter Zhao Jun photographed
Beijing, March 4 (China News Network) Title: The two "Olympic Games" are blended, and China and the world continue to "meet"
Author Wang Hao
The "Nine Days of Fire" collected from Mandeville, England, the birthplace of the spirit of the disabled sports, will light up the "Bird's Nest" at the National Stadium tonight.
As the world's first city of the Two Olympic Games, Beijing will enter the "Winter Paralympic Time". Ice and snow and passion blend here, and this long-awaited pure covenant will write an epic of paralympic athletes fighting against fate.
The City of The Two Olympics
That summer 14 years ago, Chinese Olympic dream came to life. Beijing hosted an "unparalleled" Olympic Games and hosted "one of the greatest Paralympic events of all time."
Fourteen years later, at the turn of winter and spring, Beijing became the world's first city of the Two Olympics.
In 2008, "Beijing welcomes you"; today, China wants to "move forward together" with the world. Time flies, but this open-arms enthusiasm and sincerity in embracing the world have not changed in the slightest.
The National Stadium "Bird's Nest" combines the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic, Paralympic, Winter Olympic and Winter Paralympic Games, and the iconic double Olympic venue "Water Cube" is transformed into "Ice Cube"... After fourteen years of precipitation, the city of the Two Olympics is even more brilliant.
On February 28, the Zhangjiakou District Genting Ski Park, the track, guidance signs, landscape images, barrier-free facilities and other winter Paralympic games conversion and preparations were ready, athletes to adapt to the venue unofficial training, officially entered the winter Paralympic time. Image source: ICphoto
The Beijing Paralympic Games have been praised by the world, and the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games will be equally exciting.
At the beginning of its establishment, the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee established the working principle of "synchronous preparation, one post and double responsibility" for the two Olympic Games. After the conclusion of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the venues of the Winter Paralympic Games have been converted and adjusted, all for the sake of setting up a warm stage for the disabled athletes who are the protagonists.
The city of the Two Olympics, waiting for perfection.
In 2008, Beijing stood at the center of the world stage, and Beijing in the "spotlight" dedicated an unparalleled Olympic Games to the world. After Beijing's successful bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, the Bird's Nest and water cube have historicly become venues that have hosted both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. Photo by Jiang Ping, a reporter from China News Service
Song of Destiny
In 1976, the first Winter Paralympic Games were held in Önscherzvik, Sweden. Since then, the Winter Paralympic Games have been held every four years, and Beijing is the 12th stop on the trip.
It's a journey against fate.
Born in 1988, Wang Meng played at the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympic Games in 2018 as a member of the Chinese wheelchair curling team. She and her teammates achieved a breakthrough of zero medals and gold medals in the history of the Chinese Winter Paralympic Games.
Wang Meng suffered from polio at the age of 1, resulting in paralysis of both lower limbs. From the beginning of wheelchair table tennis to the later transfer to wheelchair curling, sports, became her way to realize her own value.
The 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Paralympic Games concluded the wheelchair curling final, with the Chinese team beating Norway 6-5 in extra time to win the first winter Paralympic gold medal in the history of the Chinese delegation.
The temperature of the curling training ground is very low, and Wang Meng needs to put a warm baby on it before training to maintain body temperature. But she said: "For the sake of dreams, no matter how hard I can persevere." ”
After Pyeongchang won the championship, Wang Meng, together with his teammates, raised the national flag in tears.
Like Wang Meng, every advance, every blow, and every jump of all disabled athletes on the field is not only to complete the game, but to write their own epic destiny.
These players, who have suffered hardships, have become the dazzling light on the Winter Paralympic games. It is just like the bright "Fire of the Nine Heavens", enough to dispel any darkness.
On February 28, the Yunding Ski Park in Zhangjiakou Racing Area was ready for the conversion and preparation of the Winter Paralympic Games, such as the track, guidance signs, landscape images, and barrier-free facilities. Image source: ICphoto
The Covenant of Ice and Snow
In 2015, Beijing won the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and also became the host of the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games.
This is the ice and snow covenant between China and the world. The "City of The Two Olympics" has always been waiting for this agreement, warm and sincere.
The stage for the disabled athletes has been set. Paralympic athletes from all over the world will work hard and shine on the field, and the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games will show the spirit of self-improvement and tenacious struggle of disabled athletes.
With the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, the cause of disabled people in China and even the world will usher in a new stage of vigorous development.
On July 31, 2015, the people of Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, celebrated the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics. On the same day, IOC President Bach announced that Beijing and Zhangjiakou had won the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Photo by Zhai Yujia
It's a warm and welcoming meeting of ice and snow. Just like the mascot of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, Xue Rongrong, the light is emitted from the big red lantern, and this grand event will surely light up dreams and warm the world.
Not only was it screened in the Winter Paralympic Games, Chinese's enthusiasm for ice and snow sports was more integrated into life. Taking the preparation of the Winter Olympics as an opportunity, China's ice and snow sports are achieving leapfrog development. The vision of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports" has been realized, and more and more Chinese feel the joy brought by ice and snow sports.
This is a two-way ice and snow covenant. For the Beijing Winter Olympics, athletes from all over the world gave the event organization a very high evaluation. Paralympic athletes who are poised to go are also full of expectations for the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games.
U.S. Paralympic ice hockey team player Jane Lee said: "We are looking forward to this precious experience in the future than winning the gold medal. ”
The appointment has arrived. China joins hands with the Friends of the Eight Parties to move towards the future together. (End)