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Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022

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Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022
The Winter Paralympic Games 2022, held in Beijing, China, are scheduled to take place from March 4 to 13.
Jesper Pedersen speaks with the media after winning gold in the men’s slalom sitting at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics. Photo: Getty Images
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Top Paralympian Pedersen fears China has wasted legacy of 2022 Winter Games

Norwegian Jesper Pedersen says there were no Chinese competitors involved in this season’s World Cup circuit, less than a year after the country’s athletes topped the medal table at the Games.

Hong Kong boccia No 1 Leung eyes world title after more medals in Bahrain

China tops Winter Paralympics medal table, now a Games powerhouse

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Eileen Gu’s Olympic glory gives China’s winter sports scene a massive boost

Chinese companies are seeking to capitalise on Eileen Gu’s freestyle skiing exploits at the Winter Olympics. As many as 346 million people have taken to the slopes and skating rinks, surpassing President Xi’s target.

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Chinese freestyle skier Eileen Gu celebrates after winning two gold medals and one silver at the Beijing Winter Olympics last month. Photo: Kyodo

China’s wheelchair curling team defeat Sweden to defend gold

Defending champion China bagged the wheelchair curling gold at the Beijing 2022 Paralympics Winter Games on Saturday after defeating Sweden 8-3 at the National Aquatics Centre.

Liu Mengtao becomes China’s first Para biathlete to win three medals

Liu Mengtao and Zhang Mengqiu continue to dominate on day 7 of Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics, hauling in more gold medals for China.

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Ukraine

Tearful Ukraine Paralympics team pay tribute to country’s fallen

Ukraine delegation calls for peace at Beijing 2022 Winter Games, as gold medallist Grygorii Vovchkynskyi expresses disbelief over Russia ‘bombing our children and women’.

Ukraine’s delegation shows a banner reading ‘peace for all’ as they hold a moment of silence and speak to the media at the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games at the Zhangjiakou Athletes’ Village. Photo: AFP

China extends lead in Winter Paralympics medal table with two more golds

Zheng Peng and Yang Hongqiong win respective men’s and women’s sprint sitting events at Beijing 2022 to take China to 10 gold medals in overall tally.

Slushy snow and T-shirts for athletes as Winter Paralympics feels the heat

Weather compared to Norway in July as temperatures nudge a balmy 17 Celsius degrees (63 degrees Fahrenheit), with warm weather catching skiers off guard.

Ukraine

Ukrainian Paralympian out of Beijing Games after her father seized by Russians

Anastasiia Laletina withdraws from biathlon middle distance event after hearing her father had been captured by invading soldiers.

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Anastasiia Laletina of Ukraine in action during the Para Biathlon - Women’s Sprint Sitting. Photo: Reuters

Ukraine team dedicates Paralympics podium sweep to ‘soldiers who protect us’

‘The whole world knows what’s going on in Ukraine, and now I know I have a mission here,’ gold medallist Iryna Bui says after huge day at Beijing Winter Paralympics.

Iryna Bui of Ukraine celebrates winning gold with Ukraine teammates Oleksandra Kononova and Liudmyla Liashenko. Photo: Reuters

China’s epic medal haul continues into day 3 of Winter Paralympics

It was an all-China four-person final as the hosts cleaned up the medals in the men’s snowboard cross upper limb impaired on Monday.

Paralympic body asks China why it censored anti-war remarks

The International Paralympic Committee is demanding answers from China’s state broadcaster after an impassioned, anti-war speech by its head appeared to have been censored during Friday’s opening ceremony.

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China add four golds to record haul on day 2 of Winter Paralympics

Chinese skier Zhang Mengqiu wrote history on Sunday by clinching China’s first alpine skiing gold, as host nation take a record six gold medals at the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Winter Games.

Zhang Mengqiu, of China, celebrates after claiming Paralympic gold in women’s super-G standing. Photo: Reuters

Liu and Guo win China’s first Winter Paralympics golds, hosts smash record

Liu Zixu switched from Para archery to clinch China’s second-ever Winter Paralympics gold, as 100m sprinter turned silver medallist Alpine skier Zhu Daqing says ‘I think I can overcome any difficulties now’.

China’s Zhu Daqing and guide Yan Hanhan after the Beijing Winter Paralympic Game Para Alpine skiing women’s downhill vision impaired qualifier event at the National Alpine Skiing Center in Yanqing. Photo: Xinhua
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Paralympics chief calls for peace in passionate Beijing opening ceremony plea

‘The 21st century is a time for dialogue and diplomacy – not war and hate,’ says International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons.

Video | Beijing hit by sandstorm

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Winter Paralympics: all you need to know about the Beijing Games

Covid-19 restrictions and a growing war in Ukraine have cast a shadow over the Paralympics, but athletes now have their chance to compete, and organisers are hoping the success of the Winter Games flows into the Paralympics.

Athletes have been putting the final touches to their Paralympic Games at the Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre. Photo: AFP
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Who is China-born US Winter Paralympian Grace Miller?

Adopted by an Alaskan in Guangzhou, the 22-year-old Team USA cross-country skier is ready to impress in her second Winter Games.

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China’s hi-tech advances remain vital fixtures of Beijing Winter Paralympics

Advances in 5G mobile communications, China’s digital currency and cloud infrastructure services help anchor Beijing’s latest Olympic hosting duties.

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Guo Yujie, Wang Zhidong to carry China’s flag at Paralympics opening ceremony

Guo Yujie and Wang Zhidong have been named as flag bearers for China’s biggest ever Paralympic delegation ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.

National flags fly at the Beijing Winter Paralympic athletes’ village in Zhangjiakou, China, on March 2, 2022. Photo: Kyodo
Ukraine

IPC caves to pressure, kicks Russians, Belarusians out of Winter Paralympics

U-turn comes less than 24 hours after officials said athletes would be allowed to compete, but under IPC flag.

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The Ukrainian flag seen at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, China. Photo: EPA-EFE

Beijing Winter Games organisers deliver a Paralympic makeover

Adjustments at Yanqing Paralympic Village include modifications for wheelchair users and the introduction of Braille menus.

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Winter Paralympics: Russian, Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals

International Paralympic Committee says athletes from both countries must compete under Paralympic flag in Beijing, and will not be included in medal table.

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China confirms record squad for Beijing Winter Paralympic Games

A record 96 Chinese athletes will look to mirror the success of the hosts’ Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics delegation.

Paralympic athlete Sun Hongsheng of China during a training session at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre. Photo: EPA-EFE

6 rising stars to watch out for at the Paralympic Winter Games

Like the Winter Games before it, much of this year’s focus will shift to the rising stars looking to leave their mark on Paralympic history.

Jesse Keefe of USA competes in the super-combined men’s standing race at the World Para Snow Sports Championships. Photo: Getty Images
IOC

US calls for Russian athletes to be thrown out of Winter Paralympics in Beijing

US Olympic chiefs throw support behind IOC calls for country’s athletes to be barred from international competition, including the Games which start on Monday.

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Ukraine athletes yet to arrive in Beijing ahead of Winter Paralympics

International Paralympic Committee says country’s 20 participants have yet to arrive for Games which open on Friday.

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