Original title: The flag bearer of the Chinese sports delegation is confirmed for the opening of the Tokyo Paralympic Games on the 24th
News from our newspaper (Reporter Wang Dong)The 16th Paralympic Games will open in Tokyo on August 24. On the eve of the opening, the Chinese sports delegation announced that Zhou Jiamin and Wang Hao will serve as the flag bearers of the Chinese sports delegation at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
Zhou Jiamin, a female wheelchair archery athlete from Zhejiang, won the 2016 Rio Paralympic Compound Bow Open Individual Championship and Mixed Doubles Championship, and the 2019 Paralympic Archery World Championships Compound Bow Open Group Championship and Mixed Team Championship. She will sign up for the women’s compound bow competition at this Paralympic Games.
Men’s handicapped track and field athlete Wang Hao, from Liaoning, won the 2017 and 2019 Paralympic World Track and Field Championships long jump gold medal. At this Paralympic Games, he will participate in the men’s T46 100-meter sprint, long jump and 4×100-meter mixed relay.
After learning that he became the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation, Wang Hao said that he was very proud and proud to be the flag bearer of the Chinese sports delegation. He wanted to prove himself with his achievements and repay the cultivation of the motherland. I hope to raise the Chinese flag on the podium and play the Chinese national anthem.
The reporter learned from the Chinese Paralympic delegation that at present, a number of Chinese disabled track and field teams, swimming, bicycles, wheelchair fencing, blind goalball and other teams have arrived in Tokyo in advance and settled in the Paralympic Village. Train and actively prepare for the upcoming events.
According to reports, the pre-match training of each team is mainly restorative training. The main purpose is to allow the players to adapt to the climate as soon as possible, familiarize themselves with the venue and competition area, and adjust their physical and mental state; and then cooperate with appropriate physical training to strive to achieve the athletes in the competition. The best competitive state.
According to news from the Tokyo Olympic (Parallel) Organizing Committee, despite the ongoing epidemic in Japan, the Olympic Organizing Committee is still preparing to welcome approximately 130,000 students to attend the Paralympic Games.
The Tokyo Olympic (Parallel) Organizing Committee spokesperson Masatsu Takatani said that the Olympic Organizing Committee is ready to welcome students entering the stadium, and said that all parties will create the “safest” viewing environment possible for students. Masatsu Takatani said: “The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has stated that there are approximately 130,000 people, but this number cannot be confirmed.”
According to the results of earlier talks between the International Paralympic Committee, the Japanese government, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee, the Paralympic Games will not allow spectators to enter the venue, but as part of the education, some students will be allowed to enter the venue.
Masatsu Takatani once again emphasized that this plan will definitely enable the paralympic values to be taught to the younger generation. At the same time, Spencer, the spokesperson of the International Paralympic Committee who participated in the press conference, also revealed that the International Paralympic Committee repeatedly confirmed to the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee whether it is safe for students to enter the venue and received a very positive answer.
The Tokyo Paralympics is scheduled to be held from August 24 to September 5, with approximately 4,400 participating athletes.
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