In the process of preparing for the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games for six and a half years, China has been making continuous efforts to fulfill the promise of "two Olympic Games, equally wonderful", and 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, strengthened the integration of the preparatory work, and various departments simultaneously promoted the preparations for the Winter Paralympic Games while preparing for the Winter Olympic Games. At the press conference held on March 13 to summarize the Events of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, the relevant person in charge of the Winter Olympic Organizing Committee summarized the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, and Zhang Jiandong, executive vice chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said at the meeting that from the current situation, the goal of "two Olympic Games, equally wonderful" can be successfully achieved.
Press conference on the summary of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games held at the main press center on March 13.
"Two Olympic Games, equally wonderful" is mainly reflected in the three aspects of venue construction, service guarantee, and operation during the game. Zhang Jiandong said that in terms of venue construction, the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games use 5 competition venues and 23 main non-competition venues, all of which are venues that follow the Winter Olympic Games, and the planning and design and construction of these venues have fully considered the needs of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic games; in terms of service guarantee, the athletes participating in the Winter Paralympic Games are mainly physically disabled and visually impaired, and we fully consider the characteristics of these athletes, and strive to move from arrival and departure, accommodation, catering, transportation, In terms of event operation, the venues of the Winter Paralympic Games have been converted and adjusted accordingly according to the characteristics of winter Paralympic athletes and competition rules, and have passed the certification of the International Winter Paralympic Single Sports Federation, and the competition equipment is equipped in accordance with the standards of the Winter Paralympic Games. Zhang Jiandong said: "Whether it is the participating athletes, the officials accompanying the team, or the big family members of the International Paralympic Committee, they all give high praise to the venue facilities, event organization, event services, epidemic prevention and control of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, especially the barrier-free facilities of the venues and the barrier-free environment of the competition area. ”
Large-scale international comprehensive sports events are a complex system project, and the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee has done in-depth research and analysis since the successful bid for the Winter Olympics, formulated a detailed linkage plan for various departments, and coordinated the linkage with the great support of government departments at all levels. Yang Shu'an, vice chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, said that the success of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has benefited from the advantages of our social system and social system, and governments at all levels have given great support to the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, so the operation of various projects and different fields is very smooth.
During the Winter Paralympic Games, standards were basically the same as those of the Winter Olympics in terms of medical protection. Han Zirong, full-time vice chairman and secretary general of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said: "We have always taken athletes as the center and the event as the center to achieve the goal of rapid medical rescue in place, rapid transfer and rapid treatment. During the Winter Paralympic Games, our medical protection services have been trusted and praised by IPC staff and athletes. ”
Volunteers at the National Alpine Ski Center Media Center communicate with foreign media.
In terms of media information services, Zhao Weidong, spokesman for the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, said that during the Winter Olympic Games, about 9,300 registered journalists and broadcasters came to the scene with activated identity authentication, and nearly 2,900 people during the Winter Paralympic Games. During the two Olympic Games, the Winter Olympic Organizing Committee organized a total of 20 press conferences and 22 briefings at various competition venues, and 182 media press conferences and media meetings organized by competition venues and non-competition venues. In addition, the Organizing Committee of the Winter Olympics has organized 70 interview activities of various kinds, including collective interviews, accepted nearly 15,000 interview applications, and provided news and information services for more than 22,000 person-times.
At this Winter Paralympic Games, the Winter Paralympic athletes embody the values of "courage, determination, motivation and equality", and the legacy of the Winter Paralympic Games will have a lasting impact. Yang Jinkui, director of the Paralympic Department of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, said that the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games have promoted the sports of the disabled, especially the development of sports for the disabled in winter, and the concept of "promoting an inclusive society" will make the disabled more fully participate in social life, the barrier-free environment will continue to be optimized, and the equal participation of the disabled in politics, economy, culture, society, family, life and other aspects will be better realized.
Zhang Jiandong said that the preparation for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, especially the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, on the one hand, is to build a good competition platform for disabled athletes around the world, on the other hand, it is also hoped to promote the society to pay more attention to understanding the disabled groups, so that the disabled people can participate more fully in social life and share the fruits of economic and social development.
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