International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons is confident that the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics will set the standard for future Games and spread the message of the Paralympic Movement.
The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games has greatly impressed masses of officials, academics and athletes across the world, who have said the extraordinary sportsmanship and solidarity displayed during the global sports gala has conveyed a lot of hope to the international community.
China has seen remarkable progress in the development of winter sports for people with disabilities in recent years, said an official with China's Disabled People's Federation.
As the first city to host both Summer and Winter Olympic Games, Beijing reused many of its iconic sporting venues from the 2008 Summer Games and will leave other positive legacies, including an improved economy, culture and environment, experts said.
President Xi Jinping attended the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, held at the National Stadium in Beijing on the night of Feb 20.
The Chinese delegation to the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics, to be inaugurated on Monday, will compete in all six sports at the Games.
With the Olympic flame extinguished following a farewell party, Beijing capped the 2022 Olympic Winter Games to resounding global acclaim on Sunday for bringing the world together through the power of sports at a challenging time.
Two positive COVID-19 results related to the 2022 Olympic Winter Games were reported on Feb 15, one from arrival test and the other in the closed-loop, the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee (BOCOG) announced on Feb 16.
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