About 3800 athletes are expected to participate in the countdown to the first anniversary of Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Games.
China News Service, Hangzhou, October 21 (Qian Chenfei) Hangzhou 2022th Asian Paralympic Games (hereinafter referred to as Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Games) will celebrate the first anniversary of the countdown on the 22nd. The reporter learned from the Hangzhou Asian disabled people’s organizing committee on the 21st that the Hangzhou Asian disabled people’s games will be held from October 22 to October 28, 2023. it is expected that there will be about 3800 athletes from 44 countries and regions participating in the competition.
It is reported that Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Games has 22 major items and 564 minor items are preset. The disability categories of participating athletes are physical impairment, visual impairment and intellectual impairment. Compared with the Jakarta Asian Paralympic Games in 2018, Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Games added five major items, namely kayaking, rowing, taekwondo, blind football and go.
According to the introduction of pan Guoxin, deputy director of the office of Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Committee and vice minister of the work department of Asian Paralympic Games, 19 competition venues and Asian Paralympic village of Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Games have been completed, and permanent barrier-free facilities have been basically completed; the competition venue team and the non-competition venue team have been formed.
In terms of competition organization, Hangzhou Asian disability organizing committee has completed the appointment of 22 competition project technical representatives, 6 master graders and 18 graders; clarify the 564 small items setting scheme and site equipment requirements; Basically determine the post allocation and personnel list of international technical officials and domestic technical officials; Publish “competition registration policy guide” and “classification guide”, compile “competition Technical Manual” and “team leader guide”; Complete the second phase of registration; Successfully hold the test competition or test activities of Hangzhou Asian Paralympic games such as grass-ground throwing. In addition, it officially launched the official website of Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Games, released official posters and volunteer songs, and created the application of “intelligent Asian Paralympic one station.
It is understood that the Hangzhou Asian disability organizing committee plans to organize five test competitions for Hangzhou Asian Paralympic games from next May to July, mainly testing venue operation, streamline design, grading, logistics support, auxiliary maintenance service and other aspects of work content. (Finished)