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Xinhua News Agency, Hangzhou, October 21. The golden breeze brings refreshment, and the sweet osmanthus welcomes guests. Hangzhou, which has just successfully hosted the 19th Asian Games, will usher in the grand opening of the 4th Asian Para Games.
Hangzhou, the "City of Paradise", will witness Asian disabled athletes competing in skills and conveying friendship, and will also witness another leap forward in China's disabled sports industry.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, China's disabled sports have grown from scratch, from weak to strong, and have made historic achievements. In the new journey to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, sports for people with disabilities will surely usher in new breakthroughs and write new legends.
Blooming on the competitive stage
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, people with disabilities gained equal status, and cultural and sports activities for people with disabilities were gradually carried out. After the reform and opening up, sports for people with disabilities have developed rapidly, and competitive sports have begun to move towards the international stage.
1984 was an important year for disabled people’s sports in China. The National Paralympic Games officially kicked off this year and gradually became a grand gathering of disabled people every four years. In this year, China sent a delegation to participate in the Paralympic Games for the first time. The meeting has since opened the "Paralympic myth" of Chinese disabled athletes being confident, optimistic and fighting bravely.
On September 6, 2008, the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games was held grandly at the National Stadium, with torchbearer Ping Yali conducting the torch relay. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Song
Ping Yali is China's first Paralympic champion. At the 1984 New York Paralympic Games, at the age of 23, she made a stunning jump and won the gold medal in the women's blind long jump competition. Since the Paralympic Games opened earlier than the Olympic Games, Ping Yali won the first gold medal for her motherland more than a month earlier than Xu Haifeng.
At the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games, the Chinese delegation historically won 63 golds, 46 silvers and 32 bronzes, topping the gold medal and medal lists for the first time. In the subsequent Beijing Paralympic Games, London Paralympic Games, Rio Paralympic Games, and Tokyo Paralympic Games, the Chinese delegation continued to strive for the first place and write history, never letting the top spot on the gold medal list slip.
The protection of sports rights and interests of persons with disabilities shall be legalized. With the "Constitution of the People's Republic of China" as the core, the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Disabled Persons" as the backbone, and the "Regulations on the Construction of Barrier-free Environments" as important supports, the legal and regulatory system for the protection of the rights and interests of persons with disabilities lays the foundation for the protection of the sports rights and interests of persons with disabilities. established the basis for the rule of law.
The level of public services for sports for persons with disabilities continues to improve. Promote the free opening of public sports facilities to disabled people and provide convenience and care for them; regard the physical fitness work of disabled people as an important part of national fitness work and integrate it into the overall situation of improving the basic public sports service system of the country; establish social sports instructors for disabled people team, improve the sports service capabilities of disabled people, and effectively guarantee the rights of disabled people to enjoy basic public sports services; basic public services for disabled people are included as a key area in the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan for Promoting Equalization of Basic Public Services".