These days, the Tokyo Paralympic Games are in full swing. Today, Quadranteco is here together with you to pay attention to the paralympic Games part of the situation. First let's review the opening ceremony. The motto of the opening ceremony is "We Have Wings", aims to show the paralympic athletes' spirit of flying against the wind. The Opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics kicked off with fireworks over the new National Arena on Sunday night, marking the start of the games.
One innovation worth mentioning: the athletes' entrance ceremony is so special that the names of each competing athlete, whether they are able to attend the opening ceremony that night or not, will appear on a circular screen in the stands. This also reflects the concept of the Paralympic Games centering on athletes. The flag bearers of each delegation carried the national flag into the stadium in various special ways. For example, in the first refugee delegation, the flag bearer who lost both arms entered with the national flag tied on his back; There are also handicapped flag-bearers who attach flags to wheelchairs. And this scene, also let the audience who are watching the live broadcast in front of the screen feeling extremely: when see their special entrance way, we are really moved. They are optimistic and positive. Although they are disabled, they still adhere to the Olympic spirit, which supports them to work hard and give full play to their ability on the field, winning glory for their country and themselves. The Chinese delegation sent a total of 251 athletes to the Paralympic Games, the largest number of overseas Paralympic games for China. The athletes came from 24 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country, with an average age of 27.5, with the oldest aged 56 and the youngest 16. The players are all amateurs.
In the Paralympic Games, China's advantage is unmatched, five consecutive Paralympic games won the gold medal table and the medal table, unstoppable. As of 17:58 on August 31, 2021, The Chinese Paralympic delegation has won 59 gold MEDALS, 37 silver MEDALS, 32 bronze MEDALS, a total of 128 MEDALS. The Chinese team achieved good results in the swimming project, three five-star red flag raised at the same time of the grand scene has been staged for two consecutive days. On the 3rd day, Zheng Tao, Wang Lichao and Yuan Weiyi won the first 3 places in men's 50m butterfly S5 final and won the podium at the same time. All say that women do not let men, women's swimming 100m backstroke S11 final, CAI Liwen, Wang Xinyi, Li Guizhi hand in hand won gold, silver and bronze MEDALS, the three five-star red flag once again rise! We are very proud of you and thank you for your perseverance and hard work!
In the Paralympic Games, China's first gold medal was won by li Hao in the men's individual wheelchair fencing competition. Li Hao beat Ukraine's Artem Manko 15-12 to win the gold medal in the men's individual wheelchair fencing class A final at the Tokyo Paralympic Games on Aug. 25, according to reports. Xinhua News Agency reporters after the race to Interview Li Hao. Li Hao said that his sports road has experienced many twists and turns, he can have today's results, first of all thanks to our country's training. Li Hao was born in Sichuan province in 1994 and had his right leg amputated in a car accident at the age of two. Childhood misfortune did not extinguish the boy's active nature, and when he grew up, Li Hao chose to become an athlete. In 2014, Li Hao, who was still practicing swimming, suffered a setback in his rating, which caused such a psychological gap that he almost gave up his sports career. His unwillingness and willingness to challenge made him persevere in the end. He was attracted by my fencing coach and started a new career. Reflecting on the process, Li hao said, 'It's hard to forget. Be grateful for every bole.' Li hao joined the Shanghai wheelchair fencing team in 2015. Through more systematic training, Li Hao made great progress in fencing skills and began to emerge in major competitions. In the men's sabre individual A-level event, he won the third place in the 2016 World Cup, the third place in the 2017 National Championships, the gold medal in the 2018 World Cup, the second place in the 10th National Para Games in 2019 and the second place in the 2019 World Championships. Thank you for your persistence and hard work, you are our hero!
In the paralympics, we have seen so many handicapped but their athletes of courage, no matter what color what nationality, everyone for their countries represented by the efforts to overcome all the challenges and pressure, in the competition encounters with their own spirit and willpower struggling to compete in the game, some people therefore created the miracle, in fact, Miracle is just another name for hard work, only after boring countless times hard training, to be able to have such excellent results. No matter how the game ends, you are heroes in people's hearts. Thank you for your efforts and wish you good results in the competition!
