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帕運健兒勇往前,殘而不廢美名揚. insidethegames is reporting LIVE on the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games

On March 4, 2022, Beijing will welcome approximately 600 of the world’s best Paralympic athletes for the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, becoming the first city to have hosted both the summer and winter editions of the Paralympic Games.

With a vision of a “Joyful Rendezvous upon Pure Ice and Snow”, the event will honour China’s ancient traditions, pay homage to the legacy of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, and promote the values and vision of the Olympics and Paralympics.

The Paralympics will take place over 10 days from 4 to 13 March, with athletes competing in 78 different events across six sports in two disciplines: snow sports (alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, biathlon and snowboarding) and ice sports (para ice hockey and wheelchair curling).

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China plans to have 115 of its superbly trained and intensely driven athletes compete on the Chinese Paralympic Team at the Winter Games in Beijing.

China has dominated the medal count at the last five consecutive Paralympic Games and is projected to sweep again this year. Its method for success? Substantial state funding and a highly competitive track for identified athletic talent.

"China was always behind disabled athletes as an acceptable symbol of Chinas modernity that the government cares for the people," says Susan Brownell, an anthropology professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis who studies big sporting events. "Now theyve become savvier about utilizing the Games as a platform to promote their national image."

The state funds Paralympics:China runs state-funded and managed Olympic and Paralympic training, setting it apart from other countries, including the United States, where Paralympic and Olympic training is self-funded. The heftier funding allows Chinese Paralympic athletes to dedicate more of their time to training.

Yet there are still substantial disparities between Paralympic and Olympic funding. According to public statistics, funding for Paralympics in China last year alone was 20.99 billion yuan ($3.3 billion), about half of what Chinas General Administration of Sport spends on its Olympic athletes. It was not until Beijing secured the bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics that Paralympians got their own facilities.

Paralympic Medal Table.

1	Peoples Republic of China	18	20	23	61	1
2	Ukraine	11	10	8	29	2
3	Canada	8	6	11	25	3
4	France	7	3	2	12	7
5	United States of America	6	11	3	20	4
6	Austria	5	5	3	13	6
7	Germany	4	8	7	19	5
8	Norway	4	2	1	7	8
9	Japan	4	1	2	7	8
10	Slovakia	3	0	3	6	12
11	Italy	2	3	2	7	8
12	Sweden	2	2	3	7	8
13	Finland	2	2	0	4	14
14	Great Britain	1	1	4	6	12
15	New Zealand	1	1	2	4	14
16	Netherlands	0	3	1	4	14
17	Australia	0	0	1	1	17
17	Kazakhstan	0	0	1	1	17
17	Switzerland	0	0	1	1	17