Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games grand opening

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 4th. The blooming life is wonderful, and the self-improvement is constantly praised. The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games was grandly held at the National Stadium on the evening of the 4th. President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony and announced the opening of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games.
Party and state leaders such as Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng, Wang Qishan, and IPC President Parsons attended the opening ceremony.
People with disabilities account for about 15% of the world's total population and are an important part of a community of shared future for mankind. The Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games is another global sports event for the disabled held in China after the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
The National Stadium is brightly lit and full of brilliance. At 19:57, the emblem of the Beijing Winter Paralympics was displayed on a huge screen in the center of the stadium. To the music of "Peace - A Community of Destiny", Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan and Parsons stepped onto the rostrum and waved to the audience. There was a long period of warm applause and cheers from the audience.
In the center of the venue, in the splendid sea of stars, the names of the cities that have hosted the 12 Winter Paralympics in the past appeared, and finally settled on "2022 Beijing". Athletes representing the six major sports of the Winter Paralympic Games galloped down a snow track and slid into the field. A curling track appeared in the center of the field, and as the curling rolled out, the countdown numbers flashed in the field: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... The audience cheered.
The announcer introduced Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of the International Paralympic Committee Parsons to the audience. Xi Jinping and Parsons waved to everyone, and the audience again burst into warm applause.
In the soulful singing of "My Motherland and Me" by the Disabled Choir, 8 Chinese disabled athletes and representatives of people who have contributed to the cause of the disabled escorted the five-star red flag to the flag-raising area of the stadium. At 20:08, amid the majestic national anthem of the People's Republic of China, the five-star red flag was slowly raised.
Four naive Beijing Winter Paralympic mascots "Xue Rongrong" slid into the center of the venue, and the athletes' entry ceremony began. Delegates of Winter Paralympic athletes from all over the world entered the stadium in high spirits. The audience welcomed and respected them with warm applause and cheers. Delegations from 46 countries (regions) participated in this Winter Paralympic Games. In the next 9 days, nearly 600 disabled athletes will participate in 6 major events.
Accompanied by the melody of "Singing the Motherland", the host Chinese delegation finally entered. Paralympic cross-country skier and biathlete Guo Yujie and Paralympic ice hockey player Wang Zhidong marched at the forefront of the team with bright five-star red flags. A total of 217 Chinese delegations, including 96 athletes, will compete in all 6 major events and 73 minor events. This is the one with the largest delegation, the largest number of athletes, and the most complete participating items since my country participated in the Paralympic Winter Games.
After the athletes entered the stadium, the IPC short film "Our 15%" was played on the big screen, showing the confident and energetic demeanor of the disabled, calling for further attention, inclusiveness and accessibility to the 1.2 billion disabled people in the world level.
Afterwards, Cai Qi, chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, delivered a speech. He said that under the personal promotion of President Xi Jinping and the strong leadership of the Chinese government, we have practiced the concept of green, shared, open and honest Olympics, and cooperated with the International Paralympic Committee and other parties to make good preparations for the Beijing Winter Paralympics. Work to ensure "two Olympics, equally exciting". Looking forward to the wonderful performance of Paralympic athletes, let us enjoy the beauty of competition, spirit and life brought by Paralympic sports. It is believed that the Beijing Winter Paralympics will convey confidence, friendship and hope to the world and demonstrate the good wishes of building a community with a shared future for mankind. Let us join hands to write a new chapter for the Paralympic movement towards the future.
Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee, delivered a speech. He said that the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games venues and facilities are unique, the event guarantee is strict and meticulous, the epidemic prevention and control is safe and efficient, and the Chinese people are hospitable, setting up a stage for athletes from different countries (regions) to fully demonstrate the charm of Paralympic sports. China has made great achievements in encouraging and mobilizing disabled people to participate in winter sports.
At 21:02, the opening ceremony ushered in an exciting moment. President Xi Jinping announced: Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics open! Immediately, purple fireworks in the shape of snowflakes burst into the night sky, making the Olympic Park extraordinarily beautiful.
Representatives from all walks of life shared a warm moment of harmony between the disabled and the healthy. Eight flag-bearers entered the venue with the International Paralympic Committee flag. They are: Chen Qi, the coach of the Chinese women's wheelchair basketball national team, Hao Guohua, an international referee for the blind gateball, Liu Yutong, the Paralympic badminton gold medalist, Yao Juan, the Paralympic throwing gold medalist, and Zhang Li, the Paralympic swimming gold medalist. , Paralympic wheelchair fencing gold medalist Sun Gang, Paralympic table tennis gold medalist Xue Juan, and Paralympic wheelchair fencing gold medalist Li Hao. A wind ensemble composed of visually impaired students played the IPC anthem. The flag of the International Paralympic Committee was raised slowly, flying high along with the five-star red flag.
Afterwards, Chinese Paralympic alpine skier Zhang Mengqiu, wheelchair curler Chen Jianxin represented all participating athletes, Chinese Paralympic ice hockey referee Zhang Liheng represented all referees, and Chinese wheelchair curling coach Yue Qingqing took oaths on behalf of all coaches and officials.
On the big screen, a short film called "Blooming" attracted the attention of the audience. Several lovely blind children drew a picture of a bright smiling face. In the center of the venue, there are gorgeous colors, which is a beautiful picture painted by blind children with the light in their hearts. Accompanied by the melody of the "Winter Paralympic Waltz", a group of hearing-impaired dancers, under the guidance of the sign language teacher, cooperated with the able-bodied dancers tacitly and danced gracefully, showing the friendship between people, the vitality and potential of life.
At 21:23, the torch of the Beijing Winter Paralympics entered the venue. The Beijing Winter Paralympic Games are made up of 9 fires collected from Mandeville, England, the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement, and three competition areas of Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou. From March 2 to 4, the Winter Paralympic Torch Relay was held in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou. In the National Stadium, Liu Sitong, athlete in the women's alpine skiing group at the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics, Wen Xiaoyan, winner of five track and field gold medals at the Rio Paralympics and Tokyo Paralympic Games, and Ma Jia, winner of two swimming gold medals at the Tokyo Paralympic Games , Tokyo Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball runner-up Zhang Xuemei, Rio Paralympic Games and Tokyo Paralympic Games four track and field gold medallist Liu Cuiqing, three consecutive Paralympic shooting gold medalist Dong Chao, three consecutive Paralympic Games Sitting 7 torchbearers including Tang Xuemei, the medal winner of volleyball, passed down the Winter Paralympic torch and bat, and went forward in a relay, which was warmly welcomed by the audience.
In the spotlight, Li Duan, the last torchbearer, who won the long jump and triple jump championships and broke the world record in the Athens Paralympic Games and the Beijing Paralympic Games, embedded the torch in the center of the main torch tower in the shape of a "big snowflake". The Beijing Winter Paralympics continued to use the main torch design method of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which once again reflected the concept of green environmental protection.
Gorgeous fireworks soared into the sky, igniting the passion in people's hearts, and the stadium was full of jubilation.
Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, State Councilor, President of the Supreme People's Court, Chief Procurator of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and members of the Central Military Commission attended the opening ceremony.
The head of the International Paralympic Committee and others attended the opening ceremony.