WELLINGTON, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Three Paralympic alpine skiers will represent New Zealand at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. Paralympian Corey Peters and Aaron Ewen will compete in the sitting category, and Adam Hall will take part in the standing category.
BERLIN, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Seventy-two percent of Germans said that the Paralympic Games can help reduce prejudice against people with physical disabilities, according to a survey published by research institute YouGov on Thursday. Two out of three Germans further believed the Olympic and Paralympic Games were important for international understanding and friendship between countries and regions, according to the survey of more than 2,000 adults in Germany.
JERUSALEM, March 3 (Xinhua) -- For the first time ever, Israel will participate in the Paralympic Winter Games, the Israeli Paralympic Committee said in a statement on Thursday. The Israeli delegation to the 2022 Beijing Paralympics, which will begin on Friday, includes 20-year-old Alpine skier Sheina Vaspi and four staff members.
HELSINKI, March 3 (Xinhua) -- A total of six Finnish athletes will participate in three events at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, with the team expecting their athletes to bring "surprises" to create better records. The Finnish Paralympic team will compete in Alpine skiing, snowboarding, and cross-country skiing.
