The whole team didn't take a single day off during the 55 days including the past Chinese New Year. On the same day, Elsewaerd arrived in China, Chinese Paralympic cross-country skiing and biathlon teams ended their 55-day training in Baiyin National Snow Event Training Base in northwest China's Gansu Province and left for Beijing. They have special bedrooms for athletes with wheelchairs," he added. "I have been to Sochi and Pyeongchang, and these facilities by far are the best for the Paralympics," said Elsewaerd at the training. According to Netherlands coach Nicky Elsewaerd, the facilities here and of the Yanqing Paralympic Village are the best. Artificial limb and wheelchair maintenance center is also ready to provide timely service.Īt the National Alpine Skiing Center in Yanqing district, specially-designed cable cars will cater to the needs of athletes with lower limb deficiencies. With over 80 athletes from 22 countries and regions competing at Zhangjiakou Genting Snow Park, four barrier-free routes are set up for athletes, coaches, media and audiences to guarantee an all-around barrier-free experience for all participants. Accessible signs and ramps were added to the building, even the cafeterias have been equipped with lower hand disinfection areas. If those journalists entered the main media center (MMC), they would notice a multimedia center set up at the entrance to offer guidance.
Accessible ramps were set up not only for athletes and referees but also for the journalists with disabilities at the media stand. More accessible seats and toilets have been built and will be kept permanently after the events. The red lantern-shaped Paralympic mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon now replaced animated astronaut giant panda Bing Dwen Dwen in and out of the "Ice Cube". Now, more adjustments will be made to prepare for the upcoming wheelchair curling competitions. Known as the "Water Cube" previously, the National Aquatics Center was converted to the "Ice Cube" to host curling competitions at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Beijing, the city that hosted the 2008 Paralympics, will once again become the center stage of the Paralympic movement as the Winter Games is going to be held from March 4 to 13.Īfter the closing of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, the venues have officially entered the transition stage to better serve the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, including the famous National Aquatics Center. Within one week, the cauldron will be lit at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games. The emblem of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics is seen near the Main Media Center of the Beijing 2022 in Beijing February 24, 2022.
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