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Dreams are like fire and faith is like a torch-written at the closing of the Special Olympics of the National Paralympic Games

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Xinhua News Agency, Xi’an, October 29th Title: Dreams are like fire and faith is like a torch-written at the closing of the Special Olympics of the National Paralympic Games

Xinhua News Agency reporters Yao Youming and Zheng Xin

Participating in the 11th National Paralympic Games and the 8th Special Olympics Marathon, 37-year-old wheelchair racing star Zou Lihong took off his hard shell gloves made of special materials, and had two large blisters on his left hand that had long been worn out. Blood has begun to ooze. There are many wounds and scars on the backs of her hands and hands, and some of them can’t tell whether they are old or new.

Using a hand-driven wheelchair to run 42.195 kilometers, Zou Lihong overcame the effects of many years of injuries and won a gold medal in this Paralympic Marathon. “The marathon can particularly test a person’s perseverance and quality. I also hope to influence and drive more young people through this championship.” said Zou Lihong, who won the T54 marathon champion of the Rio Paralympic Games.

On August 28, Zou Lihong competed in the women’s 5000m T54 finals of the Tokyo Paralympic Track and Field Wheelchair Racing Event.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Du Xiaoyi

The outstanding achievements of Zou Lihong and other elite athletes with disabilities originate from the great motherland behind her on the road to building a strong sports nation. As a veteran, she can continue to compete in the Paralympic Games. In addition to her own efforts, it also marks that China’s disabled sports industry has made extraordinary achievements from weak to strong in recent years.

The current National Paralympic Games is an unforgettable sporting event. Standing at the historical intersection of the “two centuries”, the disabled will walk together with the able-bodied, and join hands in a new journey of comprehensively building a modern and powerful socialist country.

On October 29, the closing ceremony of the 11th Paralympic Games of the People’s Republic of China and the 8th Special Olympics Games was held in the gymnasium of Xi’an Olympic Sports Center. This is the scene of the closing ceremony.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Bowen

  Self-improvement

On the evening of September 5, the torch of the Tokyo Paralympic Games was slowly extinguished at the New National Stadium in Tokyo. In the ancient city of Xi’an 47 days later, at the Xi’an Olympic Sports Center Stadium, known as the “Chang’an Flower” on the shore of the Bahe River, the main torch ignited by the fire collected from Yan’an, the sacred place of revolution, ignited the country’s 85 million disabled people again. People’s passion is eagerly looking forward to.

In Tokyo, the 251 athletes of the Chinese Sports Delegation eagerly fought for the first place and made outstanding contributions. They won 96 gold medals, 60 silver medals, and 51 bronze medals, set 29 world records, and achieved the Paralympic gold medal and medal list for the fifth time in a row. “Double First”.

In Tokyo, the Chinese Paralympic athletes also interpret the spirit of sportsmanship with their wonderful performances, show the world the image of Chinese disabled people’s tenacity, self-confidence, and sunshine, and achieve “double wins” in athletic performance and morals, and overcome all difficulties for many years. Prepared hard and handed in an excellent answer sheet.

The spring breeze is proud of the horseshoe, and I can see the Chang’an flowers in one day. Many elite athletes in the Chinese sports delegation of the Paralympic Games, after returning to the country for isolation and recuperation, quickly participated in the training and competitions of the National Paralympic Games, and still maintained a good condition and full of enthusiasm.

 On October 18th, the Guangdong team won the 11th National Paralympic Games and the 8th Special Olympics Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Championship at the award ceremony.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Du Xiaoyi

Xi’an Paralympic champion Wu Chunyan “shot down” four gold medals in the Paralympic Archery competition in one fell swoop; Tokyo Paralympic discus champion Dong Feixia and his wife Zhou Feifei, a famous javelin thrower, used Chinese power to cast world-class results; set a record in Tokyo Ma Jia, a visually impaired athlete with two new world records, continued her journey of rewriting records in the swimming and diving hall of Xi’an Olympic Sports Center; Guangdong women’s wheelchair basketball team with national team players as the main body, Zhejiang men’s and women’s blind goal team, Fujian The men’s blind football team has won gold medals…

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 On September 2nd, Wu Chunyan in the women’s open bronze medal archery recurve bow at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Du Xiaoyi

After winning gold and silver at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, Guangxi visually impaired sprinter Liu Cuiqing and her lead runner Xu Donglin communicated and trained via video connection during the isolation period.

Postponing his knee meniscus treatment plan, Xu Donglin endured the pain and guided Liu Cuiqing on the track. The two won a total of 3 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze at the National Paralympic Games. Together they accepted the awards and enjoyed the moment of glory.

On September 4th, Liu Cuiqing (right) and lead runner Xu Donglin in the Tokyo Paralympic Games women’s 200m T11 final.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Du Xiaoyi

In this year’s Paralympic Games, the Paralympic Games produced gold medals in 1074 events, surpassing 36 world records in total and 179 national records.

Winning gold and breaking records is the yearning of every athlete and even all sports workers. Disabled athletes are no exception, but this is not the ultimate goal of the development of disabled sports.

 On October 22, the opening ceremony of the 11th Paralympic Games of the People’s Republic of China and the 8th Special Olympic Games was held in the gymnasium of Xi’an Olympic Sports Center. This is the oath taken by athlete representative Dong Feixia at the opening ceremony.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Du Xiaoyi

Life kissed me with pain, but I replied with song. Whether it is the Paralympic Games, the Asian Paralympic Games or the National Paralympic Games, the struggle of the athletes on the arena has allowed more people to pay attention to, understand and respect the disabled, and also encouraged and inspired the disabled group. The fighting spirit is brought from the game to the society, firmly facing the ups and downs of fate, and achieving a better self in the pursuit of dreams.

Sweat engraves life and strives to write life. Just like the cultural and sports performances at the opening ceremony of this Paralympic Games, first deaf and dumb roller skaters turned the stage into a silver-clad ice rink, and then blind football players followed the sound of bells to turn the venue into greenery, snow dreams, and football. Dream, Chinese disabled athletes are not absent, but they are constantly striving to improve themselves and surpass themselves, showing their superb competitive level and good spirit to the whole of China on the stage of dreams.

  Set sail for love

“Light up dreams and set sail for love” is the theme slogan of this Paralympic Games. At the end of the opening ceremony, Yueyue, who is equipped with prosthetic limbs, and his able-bodied friends raised the torch together and boarded the “Dream” spacecraft. Ascend to the heights. On the big screen, the main torch “Fire of Renaissance” located in the Xi’an Olympic Sports Center Stadium ignited once again.

 On October 22, the opening ceremony of the 11th Paralympic Games of the People’s Republic of China and the 8th Special Olympic Games was held in the gymnasium of Xi’an Olympic Sports Center. This is the main torch lit at the Xi’an Olympic Sports Center.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Du Xiaoyi

Influencing life with life, illuminating life with life. In the past eight days, countless dreams have gathered under this light.

Compared with the National Games held not long ago, the Paralympic Games has demonstrated greater tolerance. Countless people are silently contributing to the National Paralympic Games, reflecting the whole society’s heartfelt care and concern for the disabled athletes and the cause of the disabled.

At the Xi’an Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Wang Zhe, a volunteer from Xi’an Aviation Vocational and Technical College, has been busy recently. He is responsible for taking pictures for the award ceremony of the Paralympic Games track and field events every day. “On average, it takes more than 20 shots a day. The workload in a day is more than the total amount of rock climbing and skateboarding competitions in the 14th National Games. Although it is hard work, I can use the camera to record their smiles on the podium. , I am also very happy.” Wang Zhe said.

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Zheng Lu, a teacher from Xi’an School for the Blind and Dumb, has been serving as a volunteer sign language interpreter in the track and field these few days, but has also been moved by the self-improvement and striving spirit of the disabled.

“In preparation for the Paralympic Games, our volunteers have focused on learning sign language for sports-related terms. We wake up at about five o’clock every day, and we get up to four o’clock on the day of the marathon.” Zheng Lu said, although It’s a bit hard, but she feels especially honored to be able to serve the Paralympic Games.

On October 25th, volunteer Zhang Yurou (left) from Northwest University picks up a meal for Shi Yifan, a member of the Shanghai boccia team.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Du Xiaoyi

At the marathon scene, a hearing impaired player suddenly convulsed after the race, and the scene was a little chaotic. After Zheng Lu’s emergency communication and coordination, with the joint help of her and the on-site medical staff, the player’s symptoms were finally relieved, and he rushed to the award ceremony in time to receive a precious bronze medal.

In Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, as the main venue city of the Special Olympics, after the 14th National Games ended, the internal and external renovation of the National Games venues began immediately. Whether it is a ramp set up at a height difference, a soft bag placed on an angular wall, or a warm reminder posted on a glass door and window, a room without glass water cups and sewing kits… Every corner reflects the Paralympic Games The warm side of the meeting.

In the hotel hosting the Paralympics athletes, the reporter saw that the restaurant offers a rich variety of dishes and balanced nutrition. The food security team of the organizing committee also manages and monitors the entire process of ingredients from the food warehouse to the table. The ingredients and dishes are sampled and tested. For athletes with limited mobility, the restaurant also provides one-to-one meal pickup services. For visually impaired athletes, the staff will introduce each dish and assist the athletes in taking meals.

Given the severe and complex international epidemic situation and the spread of epidemics in China, the effectiveness of epidemic prevention and control is one of the important criteria for judging the success of large-scale sports events. To ensure the safe operation of the Paralympic Games, Shaanxi Province has implemented prevention and control measures such as classified management and closed-loop management of personnel involved in competitions, vaccination of all employees, and nucleic acid testing of all employees.

Especially since the outbreak of the Xi’an epidemic, the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee and Government and the Xi’an Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have acted quickly and decisively to take effective measures to control the epidemic and ensure the normal progress of the game. In the end, the Paralympic Games came to an end with “zero infections” involving personnel involved in the competition, providing a “war epidemic” experience for the upcoming Beijing Paralympic Winter Games and the Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Games.

  Can’t do without you

Whether it is the Chinese paralympic sports delegation shining in Tokyo or the brilliant and successful Shaanxi Paralympic Games, it is inseparable from the strong leadership and high attention of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, as well as the strong support of the people across the country.

As Zhao Sujing, director of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation and director of the Sports Department, said, the perseverance and hard work of several generations of disabled sports workers in China for decades has laid the foundation for the glorious cause of disabled sports.

“Among them, there are coaches and staff with high levels of professionalism, caring, and selfless dedication, as well as blind front runners and guides who accompany the disabled all the year round. I want to thank them for their hard work and selfless dedication.” She said.

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For more than 40 years of reform and opening up, especially since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, historic achievements have been made in the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, which has laid a solid material foundation for the development of sports for the disabled and injected a strong spiritual impetus.

For the first time in the history of the National Paralympic Games, it was successfully held in the same year and the same place as the National Games. It is inseparable from the careful preparation of the Organizing Committee in accordance with the principles of “synchronous deployment, simultaneous planning, simultaneous implementation, and simultaneous advancement” of the National Games and the National Paralympic Games. .

Shaanxi Province not only “hosts the competition wonderfully and participates in the competition”, but also achieves the goal of “development and development”. Taking the opportunity of hosting the National Paralympic Games, the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee and the Shaanxi Provincial Government has integrated the protection of the rights and interests of persons with disabilities with social development, incorporated the cause of the disabled into the province’s economic and social mid- and long-term development plans and departmental responsibilities, and provided increased equalization for the disabled. The basic public services of the People’s Republic of China insist on doing practical work for the disabled, and guarantee the rights of the disabled.

Shaanxi Province’s urban and rural disabled persons’ basic endowment insurance participation rate reached 95%, basic medical insurance participation rate reached 99%, and a total of 1.716 million basic rehabilitation services were provided for disabled persons in need, and the disabled rehabilitation service coverage rate reached 86.6%. The enrollment rate of children and adolescents in compulsory education reached 95%, and all the 415,600 impoverished disabled persons with disabilities have been lifted out of poverty.

Groups of bright numbers not only reflect the political advantages of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, but also demonstrate the unique charm of China’s human rights development path.

If sports are strong, China will be strong, and national sports will flourish. From the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly stated the goal of “widely launching nationwide fitness activities and accelerating the construction of a sports power”, to the “14th Five-Year Plan” and the 2035 long-term goal outline clearly stated that by 2035, “building a sports power”, sports It has become a landmark cause of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Like the able-bodied, the disabled can also live a wonderful life. In the course of building a sports power, and in the new journey of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way, the disabled must not be left behind.

The “14th Five-Year Plan for the Protection and Development of Disabled Persons” issued by the State Council in 2021 clearly stated that the comprehensive development of sports for persons with disabilities should be promoted, and the Beijing Winter Paralympics should be well prepared to achieve the goal of “simple, safe and exciting”. Include the disabled as a key population into the construction of the public service system for national fitness, organize the disabled to participate in various national fitness activities at all levels, and promote the disabled rehabilitation and fitness services.

The curtain of this National Paralympic Games held in Shaanxi has come to an end, but the scenes of the athletes’ disability and hard work will surely become eternal memories engraved in the hearts of Chinese people.

The sacred fire is extinguished, but the faith is not extinguished. The flame in the heart will always drive away the darkness and cold, and the stars in the sky will also spread the love of the world to farther places, helping more people to break through their own limits, realize their life dreams, and bloom the glory of life. (Participating in writing: Zhao Yingbo, Wang Ze, Li Hao, Zhang Sijie, Liu Tong)

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