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China-National Games for Disabled
Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China - Oct 22, 2021 (CCTV -No access Chinese mainland)
1. Aerial shot of stadium
2. Guards of honor holding Chinese national flag
3. Guards of honor holding flags
4. Various of athletes entering stadium
5. Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan clapping
6. Audience clapping
UPSOUND (Chinese) Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan:
"I hereby declare the opening of the 11th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 8th National Special Olympic Games of the People's Republic of China."
7. Athletes waving flags, cheering
8. Various of performances
The 11th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 8th National Special Olympic Games opened in Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Friday.
It's the first time that the two Games, which run from Oct 22 to 29, will be held in the same province and during the same year as the National Games of China, which concluded its 14th edition on Sept 27.
On Friday evening, Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan officially declared the two Games open at a ceremony held at the Xi'an Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium.
Among those present are Wang Yong, State Councilor and director of State Council Working Committee on Disability, as well as Shaanxi governor Zhao Yide, director of China's General Administration of Sports Gou Zhongwen, and director of the Executive Council of China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF) Zhou Changkui.
The grand multi-sport gala features 4,484 disabled athletes in 43 sports, including summer, winter and mass ones, with 34 of them for the Games for Persons with Disabilities and nine for the Special Olympic Games.
The 35 participating delegations represent China's provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions, the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
The competitions of archery, wheelchair basketball and rowing, among others, have already concluded before the opening ceremony.
Over 6,700 disabled athletes, coaches, referees and other staff members will participate in the two Games during the following seven days.
With the theme of "Dream for All," the performances at the opening ceremony consisted of three chapters, namely, "Warmth," "Resilience" and "Blossom."
After the National Games for Persons with Disabilities was inaugurated in 1984, and the National Special Olympic Games was initiated in 1987, the two Games started to to be held simultaneously in 2015 in China's southwest Sichuan province.
Xi'an is known across the world for the Terracotta Warriors.
China-National Games for Disabled
Dateline : Oct 22, 2021
Location : Shaanxi,China
Duration : 2'03
Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China - Oct 22, 2021 (CCTV -No access Chinese mainland)
1. Aerial shot of stadium
2. Guards of honor holding Chinese national flag
3. Guards of honor holding flags
4. Various of athletes entering stadium
5. Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan clapping
6. Audience clapping
UPSOUND (Chinese) Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan:
"I hereby declare the opening of the 11th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 8th National Special Olympic Games of the People's Republic of China."
7. Athletes waving flags, cheering
8. Various of performances
The 11th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 8th National Special Olympic Games opened in Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Friday.
It's the first time that the two Games, which run from Oct 22 to 29, will be held in the same province and during the same year as the National Games of China, which concluded its 14th edition on Sept 27.
On Friday evening, Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan officially declared the two Games open at a ceremony held at the Xi'an Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium.
Among those present are Wang Yong, State Councilor and director of State Council Working Committee on Disability, as well as Shaanxi governor Zhao Yide, director of China's General Administration of Sports Gou Zhongwen, and director of the Executive Council of China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF) Zhou Changkui.
The grand multi-sport gala features 4,484 disabled athletes in 43 sports, including summer, winter and mass ones, with 34 of them for the Games for Persons with Disabilities and nine for the Special Olympic Games.
The 35 participating delegations represent China's provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions, the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
The competitions of archery, wheelchair basketball and rowing, among others, have already concluded before the opening ceremony.
Over 6,700 disabled athletes, coaches, referees and other staff members will participate in the two Games during the following seven days.
With the theme of "Dream for All," the performances at the opening ceremony consisted of three chapters, namely, "Warmth," "Resilience" and "Blossom."
After the National Games for Persons with Disabilities was inaugurated in 1984, and the National Special Olympic Games was initiated in 1987, the two Games started to to be held simultaneously in 2015 in China's southwest Sichuan province.
Xi'an is known across the world for the Terracotta Warriors.
ID : 8234859
Published : 2021-10-23 10:04
Last Modified : 2021-10-23 17:43:28
Source : China Media Group(CMG)-CCTV
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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