When and where will the Paralympic Games be held?

The Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games are the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, which opened on September 6 and closed on September 17, 2008, lasting 12 days. At that time, more than 4,000 athletes, more than 2,500 coaches and more than 4,000 personnel from 150 countries and regions will participate in this event. The Beijing Paralympic Games will feature 20 events and 471 events, of which 18 will be held in Beijing, while sailing and equestrian will be held in Qingdao and Hong Kong respectively.

For the first time, rowing was included in the Paralympic Games. In terms of venues, the Paralympic Games will use a total of 16 venues for the Beijing Olympic Games, most of which will be concentrated in the Olympic Center and University District, while the sailing and equestrian venues will use the Olympic venues in Qingdao and Hong Kong. The Chinese Paralympic delegation has a total of 547 people, which is the largest Paralympic delegation since China first participated in the Paralympic Games in 1984, and will also be the largest delegation to the Beijing Paralympic Games, which will participate in all 20 major events of the Paralympic Games.

This reporter learned this from a press conference on preparations for the Beijing Paralympic Games held today.

The Beijing Paralympic Games opened on September 6, 2008 and closed on September 17, 2008.

The slogan of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games is "One World One Dream", and the concept is to go beyond integration, to share, and to give points.

The Paralympic Games opened in Beijing at 20:00 on Saturday, September 6, 2008 and closed on Wednesday, September 17, 2008.

Founded in 1960, the Paralympic Games (Paralympic Games) are the world's large-scale multi-sport games organized by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for people with disabilities, and are held every four years after the Summer Olympics, and have been held 16 times until 2020.

Since its inception in 1976, the Paralympic Winter Games have been held 12 times until 2018, with a total of nearly 4,000 athletes. There are four major events: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ice bobsleigh, and wheelchair sports dance, and each event includes a number of sub-events. China participated in the Winter Paralympics for the first time in 2002 when it sent four athletes to Alpine skiing and cross-country skiing, finishing sixth.

The Paralympic Games have been held for the 16th time so far in 2020, with more than 28,000 athletes with disabilities competing in the Paralympic Games from around the world. Over the decades, the Paralympic programme has evolved and evolved, with some being short-lived and others remaining to this day. As the Paralympic Games embodies the concept of unity, friendship, courage and honest competition among the peoples of the world, the number of participating countries and regions and the number of participating athletes are increasing year by year, and the influence of the Paralympic Games is increasing day by day.

The first Paralympic Games began in 1960, two weeks after the XVII Olympic Games were held in Rome, Italy, where 400 athletes from 23 countries of the world competed in the first Paralympic Games.

The 7th Paralympic Games in 1984 were held in Nassau County, New York, USA from June 17 to 29. Chinese athletes won two gold medals, thirteen silver medals and nine bronze medals, breaking nine world records.

Since then, Chinese paralympic athletes have participated in the 8th (Seoul), 9th (Barcelona), 10th (Atlanta) and 11th (Sydney) Paralympic Games, winning a total of 78 gold medals and 190 medals. Among them, in the 11th Paralympic Games, China's disabled athletes won 34 golds, 22 silvers and 16 bronzes, ranking sixth in both the gold medal list and the medal list, and achieved the results since the competition.

The 1st Paralympic Games (1st Summer Paralympic Games) will be held in Rome, Italy.

Number of participating countries and regions: 23

Number of athletes: 400

There are 8 major items and 57 small items.

Co-location with the Olympic Games: Yes.

The first winter for people with disabilities.

Venue: Enschelzvik, Sweden.

Participating countries and regions: 14 countries.

Number of participants: More than 250 blind and amputee athletes.

Competition: The competition consists of two events: Alpine skiing and Nordic skiing.

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Rome, Italy, 1960.

The first Paralympic Games began in 1960, two weeks after the XVII Olympic Games were held in Rome, Italy, with 23 people from all over the world.

400 athletes from the country participated in the first Paralympic Games.

The first Paralympic Games were held in Rome, Italy, from 18.09.1960 to 25.09.1960, with athletes from 23 countries participating.

The first Paralympic Games were held in Rome in 1960.

From 18 to 25 September 1960, the 1st Paralympic Games (Summer Paralympics) were held in Rome, Italy.

Number of participating countries and regions: 23 Number of athletes: 400 There are 8 major events and 57 sub-eventsIn 1976, the first Winter Paralympic Games were held in Enschelzvik, Sweden.

Participating countries: 14 countries, number of participants: more than 250 blind and amputee athletes.

There are two competitions: Alpine skiing and Nordic skiing.

The Beijing Paralympic Winter Games will start and end from 4 March 2022 (Friday) to 13 March 2022 (Sunday).

The Beijing Paralympic Winter Games will be held from March 4 to 13, 2022, with a total of 6 major events and 78 minor events. The six sports are Para Alpine skiing, Para biathlon, Para cross-country skiing, Para snowboarding, Para ice hockey and wheelchair curling, with 736 Paralympians participating.

On March 4, 2022, the National Stadium will welcome the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Paralympics. The National Stadium will conduct on-site visits to the construction and operation guarantee of barrier-free facilities here.

According to Peng Sitian, Director of the Accessibility Coordination Office of the Paralympic Department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and Accessibility Manager of the National Stadium, the barrier-free environment construction of the National Stadium has been comprehensively improved.

Paralympic Games hosted by China

On the morning of June 23, 2021, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, together with the General Administration of Sport of China, the China Disabled Persons' Federation, Yanqing District of Beijing and Zhangjiakou City of Hebei Province, held a press conference to officially release the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Legacy Report (2020). At the same time, the IOC publishes the international version of the Heritage Report.

The Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are the first Olympic Games to be fully planned and managed from the very beginning of the Olympic Agenda since the promulgation of Olympic Agenda 2020. Creating a rich legacy of the Winter Olympics and bringing long-term benefits to the general public, the host city and the country is an important part of the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics, and it is also a concrete action to implement the concept of "green, sharing, openness and integrity".

Opening Ceremony: 20:00-23:00, August 24

Closing Ceremony: 20:00-23:00 on September 5

Table tennis: August 25 - September 3.

Badminton: September 1 - September 5.

Wheelchair basketball: August 25 – September 5.

Sitting volleyball: August 27 – September 5.

Wheelchair tennis: 27 August – 4 September.

Futsal for the blind: August 29 - September 4.

Goalball: 25 August – 3 September.

Wheelchair Rugby: 25 August – 29 September.

Boccia: August 28 - September 4.

Athletics: August 27 – September 5.

Triathlon: August 28-29.

Swimming: August 25 - September 3.

Road cycling: August 31 - September 3.