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Winter Olympics themed fashion show held during Beijing Fashion Week

Models present Beijing Winter Olympics themed creations during the 2022 Beijing Fashion Week, Sept. 17, 2022.…

Brightman says singing at Beijing Olympics opening ceremony "highlight" of life

TOKYO, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Soprano Sarah Brightman said here on Thursday that singing at the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony was the "highlight" of her life. The British superstar, who was in Tokyo to launch a Christmas concert, told a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ) that it was an honor to be invited to sing with Chinese singer Liu Huan in front of 10,000 spectators at Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium.…

IOC lauds Beijing 2022 for its green, sustainable steps

Beijing's National Aquatics Center, known as the "Ice Cube" and "Water Cube," uses state-of-the-art materials and techniques to reduce energy consumption by as much as 30 percent. [Photo/Xinhua] On the occassion of World Environment Day, the International Olympic Committee has praised Beijing 2022 for its efforts in low carbon, environmental protection and sustainable development in an article published on its official website.…

Yanqing Olympic Zone to open to public soon as Beijing 2022's continued commitment to ensure a lasting legacy

BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The Yanqing Olympic Zone, which hosted alpine skiing, bobsleigh, skeleton and luge competitions during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, will open to the general public from Friday, operators said. The Yanqing competition zone, the third area in Beijing titled "Olympic" after the city's Olympic Park and Winter Olympic Park, includes the National Sliding Center and the National Alpine Skiing Center.…

China wins historic Para ice hockey bronze at Beijing 2022

Members of China's wheelchair curling team Wang Haitao, Yan Zhuo, Chen Jianxin and Zhang Mingliang (L to R) cheer for China's para ice hockey team during the Para Ice Hockey Bronze Medal Game between China and South Korea of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, on March 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu) BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Coming back from a shocking semifinal defeat, the young Chinese team regained momentum to take the bronze in Beijing 2022 Para ice hockey after beating South Korea 4-0 on Saturday.…

Another harvest day! Team China bags four medals including two golds within 10 minutes

Competitions at the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Winter Games continued on Wednesday with China winning again in the afternoon session. Chinese skiers Zheng Peng and Yang Hongqiong won two gold medals in their respective events, helping Team China's gold medals tally reach 10.…

Yang snatches second gold from cross country sprint sitting, 10th for China at Beijing Paralympics

Yang Hongqiong (R) of China competes during the Para Cross-Country Skiing Women's Sprint Sitting Final of Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at National Biathlon Center in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, March 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo) CHONGLI, Zhangjiakou, March 9 (Xinhua) -- China's Para cross country skier Yang Hongqiong grabbed her second gold here on Wednesday from the sprint sitting event, earning the host nation the 10th gold medal at Beijing 2022.…

Feature: First Chinese Para biathlete decorated with two Paralympic medals

Liu Mengtao of China competes during the Para Biathlon Men's Middle Distance Sitting event of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in National Biathlon Center in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, on March 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Hu Chao) CHONGLI, Zhangjiakou, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mengtao, a 20-year-old Paralympic debutant, has become the first Chinese Para biathlete to win two Paralympic medals (a gold and a bronze) in China's winter sports history.…

Interview: Argentine Paralympic athlete stresses healing power of sports

BUENOS AIRES, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Argentine Paralympic Alpine skier Enrique Plantey, who placed fourth in the men's giant slalom at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, stressed that sports helped him get ahead and socialize. "Sport does a lot of good, and it helps you to get out of the house, to socialize.…

Interview: Mongolian Paralympic official hails organization of Beijing 2022

ULAN BATOR, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games was well organized amid the difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior Mongolian Paralympic official said Tuesday. "The Chinese government and organizing committee of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games worked well to organize the Paralympics at the highest level under a strict infection control regime during a difficult time of the pandemic.…

Commentary: Beijing 2022 Olympics, Paralympics raise the bar for future Games

BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games impressed the world with China's solid pre-Games preparation and its athletes' performances, while the Games' legacy will further underpin Beijing 2022's motto of "Together for a Shared Future." Under the Olympic Agenda 2020, the Beijing 2022 organizers delivered a legacy plan from the initial planning stages and committed to a "green, inclusive, open and clean" Games.…

Experts: Beijing 2022 epitomized 'shared future' motto

Actors perform prior to the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, Feb 4, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] With the closing of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games on Sunday, experts from around the world have hailed China's contributions to the international Olympic cause.…

Feature: I'd like to go back to Beijing: Australian participants share Olympic, Paralympic memories

CANBERRA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- From the smile on the faces of volunteers to the bobsled track that resembles a dragon, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games remain fresh in many people's memories. When Australian athletes, officials and reporters gathered at an event hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Australia weeks after the competitions, they shared their experiences and expressed wishes to visit Beijing again.…

Water environment improved in dual-Olympic city of Beijing

BEIJING, March 22 (Xinhua) -- He Yufeng, 63, the "protector" of the Guishui River in the suburban Yanqing District of Beijing, has volunteered to clean up the garbage along the river for more than 20 years. "I had two wishes -- one was to become a torchbearer at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the other was to protect the environment of Yanqing, one of the three competition zones of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics," she said.…

Feature: Beijing Winter Paralympic participants looking to the future

LANZHOU, China, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Guo Yujie is set to remember the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games for years to come. As one of the flagbearers of the Chinese delegation at the opening ceremony, Guo won a gold medal in the Para biathlon women's sprint standing less than 24 hours after the ceremony.…

Aussie Paralympic duo happily bask in memories of Beijing

SYDNEY, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Australian athlete Patrick Jensen's optimistic nature has taken him a long way - most recently to the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics where he competed in a range of Para-Alpine ski events for the visually impaired. Now back at home in the New South Wales' (NSW) seaside town of Newcastle, Jensen happily recounts with experiences in China's snowy mountainsides earlier this month at his second Paralympics.…

Winter Olympic athletes attend honoring event

China held an event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday to honor those who made outstanding contributions to the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. In this video, the athletes are interviewed and show their medals while waiting to enter the venue.…

Coming back home: Finnish Paralympian’s snow dream and Chinese adventure

After a fresh snowfall, the frozen landscape of Zhangjiakou outside Beijing in north China offers the perfect blank page to embrace new dancing feet. Matti Sairanen, a Finnish Paralympian, rode those hills as if they were his blank canvas and his snowboard the pen tip.…

Exciting, inspiring moments for athletes

As the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games draw near, let's enjoy watching some of the most exciting and inspiring moments for athletes.…

Beijing Winter Paralympics will be spectacular: IPC president

"We know that the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games will be spectacular, and the venues will be fantastic, as we could not have a better partner than China," said Andrew Parsons, current president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), in an exclusive interview with People's Daily Online. "In 2008, China took the Summer Paralympics to a new level, and we want the same in the Winter Paralympics," Parsons said, adding that he believes China will raise the bar really high for host countries in the future after the curtain closes in Beijing.…