Xi'an, 29 Oct (Xinhua) -- The 11th Paralympic Games and the 8th Special Olympics of the People's Republic of China closed in Xi'an on the evening of 29 October, marking the first time that the Paralympic Games and Special Olympics have been held in the same year as the National Games, which fully reflects the special concern, special attention and great importance attached by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core to the cause of the disabled and the disabled.
At 8 p.m., the closing ceremony of the Games was held at the Xi'an Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium. Wang Yong, State Councilor and director of the State Council Working Committee on Persons with Disabilities, announced that the 11th Games for the Disabled of the People's Republic of China and the 8th Special Olympics Games were closed. In the music of the song "We Are Together", the flag of the National Paralympic Games, the flag of the Special Olympics and the flag of the Games slowly fell, and the main torch that burned for 8 days was gradually extinguished.
At the closing ceremony, Zhou Changkui, chairman of the China Disabled Persons' Federation, Liu Guoyong, deputy director of the State General Administration of Sports, and Hu Henghua, deputy secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial CPC Committee, delivered speeches respectively, and the relevant responsible comrades of the organizing committee read out the list of delegations that won the sportsmanship award and the commemorative award. Liu Guozhong, secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial CPC Committee, and Zhao Yide, governor of Shaanxi Province, attended the closing ceremony.
This year's National Paralympic Games and Special Olympics opened in Xi'an on October 22, 4484 disabled athletes from all over the country competed in 43 major events and 47 sub-events, showing a superb level of competition that surpassed themselves, dared to compete for the first place, and a good spiritual outlook of self-improvement and hard work, the Paralympic Games exceeded 36 world records, set 179 national records, and achieved a double harvest of sports achievements and spiritual civilization.
The next National Paralympic Games and Special Olympics will be held in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in 2025. At the closing ceremony, a flag handover ceremony was held.
At the closing ceremony, a stylistic exhibition with the theme of "Hand in Hand" was also held.
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