This grand event was praised by Zhao Sujing, director of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation
Create a new model for the Paralympic Games and the National Games to be held in the same city at the same time
2021-10-29 09:03:47Source: Xi’an Daily
On the afternoon of October 28, the press conference before the closing of the 11th National Paralympic Games and the 8th Special Olympics was held in the main press center of Xi’an Olympic Sports Center. Zhao Sujing, director of the Chinese Disabled Meaning, excitement, love and protection.
This is a landmark event
Zhao Sujing introduced that the 11th National Games for the Disabled and the 8th Special Olympic Games is a sports meeting that fully reflects the special care and attention given by the Party Central Committee and the State Council to the cause of persons with disabilities and the cause of the disabled. The grand event held on the occasion of the new journey of a modern socialist country is also the first large-scale competition to be held concurrently with the National Games, which is of milestone significance.
The preparation of the Games was organized in accordance with two organizing committees and a set of work teams. The preparations were deployed, planned, implemented, and advanced simultaneously, which fully demonstrated that Shaanxi attaches equal importance to the preparation of the Paralympic Games. The Paralympic Games and the Fourteenth National Games held countdown and other iconic activities simultaneously. The torch relay and the Fourteenth National Games adopted the “two fires in one” approach, highlighting the “equality, participation and sharing” of the disabled in a modern civilized society. The view conveyed the beautiful wishes of “two national games, equally fulfilled” and “two centuries, the Chinese dream will be fulfilled”.
On the basis of its own technical team, the current Paralympic Games gave full play to the technical force of the 14th National Games. According to incomplete statistics, all the staff participating in the Paralympic Games have participated in the work of the Fourteenth National Games, and many of the referees have also participated in the National Games judging. In terms of the arrangement of competition venues, all Paralympic Games will continue to use the 14th National Games venues, avoiding duplication of construction and greatly saving money. The barrier-free reconstruction fully meets the standards of the Paralympic Games, and the delegations spoke highly of the competition venues and facilities. All these have created a new model for the Paralympic Games to be held in the same city as the National Games, marking that the National Paralympic Games has entered a new stage of development and is of milestone significance.
This is a grand event that has overcome difficulties and achieved great success
Zhao Sujing stated that the preparation work of Shaanxi Province focused on the goal of “excellent and complete”, and great efforts and support were made in all aspects. Under the background of the new model of short preparation time, affected by the epidemic, and full integration with the National Games for the first time, The successful hosting of the Paralympic Games provides a strong guarantee.
“Olympic-level venues and facilities have allowed the athletes to create good results. The barrier-free reconstruction fully meets the standards of the Paralympic Games. The delegations have spoken highly of the venues and facilities.” Zhao Sujing said.
At this Paralympic Games, the organization and operation of the competition centered on the participation of disabled athletes, taking full account of the laws and characteristics of disabled sports. At the same time, it made full use of the facilities, experience and practices of the National Games venues to create a fair and just competition environment. Regarding the implementation of technical specifications, referees and graders have overcome the impact of the epidemic and devoted themselves to their work. They both strictly enforce the law and provide warm service; they not only maintain the seriousness of the stadium, but also create a civilized and harmonious stadium culture; and create fairness. , A fair competition environment, and fully demonstrate the unique charm of sports competitions for the disabled.
This is a grand event with high-level guarantees and services
Zhao Sujing introduced that under the conditions of closed-loop management of epidemic prevention and control, this Special Olympics will provide all-round protection for the needs of the event in terms of transportation, accommodation, medical care, and security, and has been highly praised by all delegations.
In the transportation guarantee, the green channel will be opened from the moment the athletes arrive in Shaanxi. During the competition, the traffic is efficient and barrier-free conditions are complete, ensuring convenient and smooth transportation for athletes participating in the competition. In the accommodation and catering guarantee, each reception hotel has arranged the strongest force, the best barrier-free conditions, the most delicious catering, and the most intimate reception, making the delegation feel at home. In terms of medical security, designated hospitals receive 24 hours a day, and first aid on the field is fully covered. In terms of safety guarantees, large-scale events such as opening ceremonies, marathons, competition venues, hotels, airports, stations and other non-competition venues, and social security have been invested tremendously to formulate plans, establish linkage mechanisms, and timely guarantees to ensure the safe running of the race.
When counting volunteer services, Zhao Sujing said that there were 7,380 volunteers from the Paralympic Games, more than 12,000 urban volunteers and more than 135,000 social volunteers participating in the work. Before the game, standardized training was conducted in terms of services for the disabled, norms for helping the disabled, emergency care, psychological adjustment, and sign language communication. During the game, the volunteers did their best to provide high-quality services to all parties in the games.
In the implementation of the Special Olympics Athlete Health Plan, 11 medical experts from 9 units including Beijing Tongren Hospital and East China Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, 73 doctors from 19 hospitals in Baoji and 100 student volunteers provided professional training for Special Olympics athletes. volunteer service.
During the competition, the organizing committee did not relax its efforts to prevent and control the epidemic, and strictly did a good job in the prevention and control of the epidemic for delegations, technical officials, staff, competition areas, and society, and arranged round-the-clock nucleic acid testing services in various locations. Since Xi’an discovered the confirmed cases of tourists from outside the province, the Shaanxi Provincial Government and Xi’an Municipal Government quickly and decisively took effective measures to control the epidemic and ensure the normal progress of the game. All participating delegations, technical officials, media reporters, staff, etc. consciously abide by regulations and strictly implemented epidemic prevention and control measures such as vaccination, closed-loop management, nucleic acid testing, and health monitoring. The Games achieved “zero infection”.
Throughout the Paralympic Games, athletes fully demonstrated the spirit of the new era of Chinese disabled athletes who challenge the limit, forge ahead, and fight hard. Under the stadium, all parties united to ensure the complete success of the Games. “The Paralympic Games held in Shaanxi once again drove the people across the country to care about and care for the disabled, to pay attention to supporting the sports for the disabled and the enthusiasm of the Beijing Winter Paralympics.” Zhao Sujing said.
■Zhang Jia, an all-media reporter of Xi’an Newspaper
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