Event arrangement of Hangzhou Paralympic Games

The 8th Paralympic Games will be grandly opened in Huanglong Stadium, Huanglong Sports Center, Zhejiang Province on the evening of 65438+1October1Sunday, with a concentrated competition period of 65438+1October 12- 19 days. The Paralympic Games has four competition areas, the main competition area is located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, and the sub-competition areas are in Jiaxing, Shaoxing and Huzhou (Changxing). This sports meeting is the largest one in the history of China Disabled Games.

The 8th Paralympic Games will include 18 major events, 2 1 sub-events, and 78 1 sub-events (779 events in the 7th Paralympic Games in Yunnan). In terms of project setting, it fully embodies the reform orientation of disabled sports, pays attention to enhancing the participation and appreciation of disabled sports, reduces a number of competitive events with large investment, high difficulty and weak participation, and increases two group events, chess and darts, which are easy to popularize fitness and rehabilitation; At the same time, in preparation for the 20 12 London Paralympics, rowing was set up at the National Games for the Disabled for the first time.

The 8th Paralympic Games was attended by 35 delegations from 3/kloc-0 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region. There are 6 186 people (including team leaders, coaches and staff) in the preliminaries and finals, of which 383 1 person (athletes) participated in the 10 Zhejiang Concentrated Competition. During the Games, including delegations, study groups, observation groups and journalists, it is estimated that the total number of participants in the Paralympic Games will exceed 65,438+06,000.

The 8th Paralympic Games * * * involves 19 venues and 38 hotels. The reception hotel * * * renovated 765,438+02 accessible rooms, including 357 wheelchair accessible rooms, 65,438+078 visually accessible rooms and 65,438+077 hearing accessible rooms. At the same time, the transformation and improvement of barrier-free facilities in public places such as airports, stations, scenic spots and shopping malls have been strengthened.

The opening ceremony of the 8th Paralympic Games was held in the stadium, which was the first time in the history of Chinese Paralympic Games. The rehearsal of the opening ceremony party is basically completed, and I hope I can give you a surprise then. During the Games, Zhejiang Province will hold eight exhibitions, including Zhejiang Disabled People's Career Achievement Exhibition, Special Art Exhibition, Handicapped Aid Exhibition, Charming People Exhibition, Painting and Calligraphy Photographer Exhibition, Philatelic Exhibition, Film and Television Exhibition, and Athletes' Leisure and Entertainment Exchange Platform, with an exhibition area of 1000 square meter, which is the largest disabled theme exhibition in Zhejiang Province.

The contest selected 1.2 million volunteers from nearly 50,000 applicants nationwide, and 30,000 urban volunteers were active in the streets, docks, tourist attractions and window service units of the city, ready to provide services and contribute to the Paralympic Games at any time. The reception services for all kinds of personnel have been fully implemented, and the power supply, sanitation, medical care, meteorology, transportation and other guarantees are all in place to ensure that everyone is at ease, comfortable, assured and happy during the Games.