"500 days is the charge number, the mobilization order, and the decisive battle book, and we will definitely be able to make this Games unique, stylish, and wonderful." July 26 is the 500-day countdown to the opening of the 12th National Games for the Disabled and the 9th Special Olympics (referred to as the Paralympic Games), Chen Xuejun, deputy director of the Executive Committee of the Guangdong Paralympic Games, Secretary of the Party Group and Chairman of the Guangdong Disabled Persons' Federation, at the scene of the 500-day countdown to the opening of the Paralympic Games, summarized the preparatory work of the Paralympic Guangdong Executive Committee in system construction, program formulation, project layout, barrier-free renovation of venues, preparation for competition, liaison and coordination, news and publicity. Sound the clarion call for the next stage of preparation.
Around the 500-day countdown to the Paralympic Games, a series of celebrations were held in many places in the Guangdong competition area.
"Hand in hand" to run the group, run a little farther
In order to actively promote the 500-day countdown to the Paralympic Games, at 8 a.m. on July 26, 60 runners "held hands" in pairs and set off from Huacheng Square in Guangzhou to face the rising sun and start their morning exercise on the banks of the Pearl River.
Among the special runners, there are 15 mentally handicapped youths, 15 visually impaired people, and 30 volunteer runners.
For the average person, running is a great way to keep fit. For people with mental disabilities, running can not only exercise the body, but also the regular movement of running is also in line with the characteristics of autistic people who like to repeat behaviors. Running in a group can build psychological self-confidence, build sports social relationships, provide emotional regulation, improve physical motor function, and promote social integration.
"Seeing the child start from 100 meters and successfully complete the half marathon after a year, my heart is full of excitement and emotion." A family member of a mentally handicapped person sighed.
Since the start of the running group, more than 300 young people with mental disabilities have participated in it, and the project has been set up in Linjiang Avenue, Liuhua Lake, Children's Palace, Provincial Gymnasium, Industrial Avenue South Primary School and other places, and regular activities are carried out every week.
With the concerted efforts of all parties, volunteers and parents accompanied one child after another, running farther and farther away.
Talent show The story sharing is wonderful
In order to actively create a social atmosphere for the 500-day countdown to the opening of the Special Olympics and increase social publicity, on the afternoon of July 26, the Guangdong Disabled Persons' Federation, the Guangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League, the Guangzhou Disabled Persons' Federation and other units jointly held a theatrical performance. At the performance site, the visually impaired violinist Wang Zi'an (he was the first visually impaired undergraduate student to study in an overseas music school, and the first visually impaired doctoral student in South China) and others performed the instrumental ensemble "Why Are Flowers So Red", and Zhang Shuxun, a student from Guangzhou International Cultural Exchange Center for the Disabled (visually impaired, the lead singer of the first fusion jazz band in Guangzhou Jazzy Pie in China, and has performed in United States, Canada, France, and Switzerland on behalf of the Rainbow Art Troupe after the rain, and has won many awards at home and abroad) performed bel canto solo " Five-Star Red Flag", the program "Send You a Little Red Flower" by Guangzhou Social Welfare Institute, the chorus of blind students from Guangzhou Qiming School "Bright", and the Tibetan dance "Heart" of Guangzhou Children's Palace fully demonstrate the good mental state of the disabled and the social atmosphere of integration of the disabled and the disabled.
In between performances, the arrival of two special guests instantly attracted the attention of the audience.
Yang Beibei, a patient with cerebral palsy, is the 2021 National Paralympic Boccia champion. On October 25, 2023, at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games, Yang Beibei successfully won a heavy gold medal in the individual BC3 finals of boccia.
At the award ceremony, the bright smile of the "heart" girl Yang Beibei was fixed in the minds of many viewers and became the Internet celebrity of the day.
"I stole the wine of dusk, looked at the eyes of the glow, in the afterglow of the sunset, I held hands with it, listening to the sorrow ......of its past life" Like many of her peers, Yang Beibei loves reading, photography, chasing stars, after training, she likes to pick up the computer to write poems, although typing is very difficult, but it does not prevent her from writing beautiful poems.
"Boccia is a sport for people with disabilities who have severe cerebral palsy or have a similar condition and need to use a wheelchair. This sport has a rehabilitative effect on para athletes, and it is very helpful for patients with cerebral palsy to exercise their physical ability and increase coordination. At the event, Yang Beibei shared her story with coach Tan Weilin.
Fang Jianze, who has long been committed to barrier-free construction, is the first certified diver with muscle disease in the country, and is also the focus of the Institute of Barrier-free Development of Tsinghua University.
"A lot of people have a stereotype about people with disabilities and think that we can only be in the ward. But I think, I'm different, we're different. More and more people with disabilities are able to go out of their homes, go out into society, and participate in sports because of the improvement of barrier-free facilities. ”
"Diving has taught me how to persevere, how to face difficulties, how to adjust my mentality, how to better participate in society and integrate into society. In the process of learning diving, I also actively carried out my studies, obtained graduate degrees, and actively participated in social barrier-free affairs, hoping to create a barrier-free environment for the disabled groups, the elderly group, and the groups with barrier-free needs in the society. ”
The reporter saw that everyone in the audience listened to the stories of Fang Jianze and Yang Beibei very seriously and quietly, and was quiet and thoughtful.
At the event, the Guangdong Disabled Persons' Federation also held the launching ceremony of the "3rd Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Public Welfare Network Micro Film Competition". With the theme of "Building a Dream in the Greater Bay Area, Me and the Paralympic Games", the competition will tell stories related to para sports in the form of micro-films and micro-documentaries for individuals, groups or institutions in Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao, showing the spiritual outlook of people with disabilities who are constantly striving for self-improvement, tenacious struggle, positivity and love for life.
On the same day, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Zhaoqing and other competition areas organized lighting activities in their respective jurisdictions to celebrate the 500-day countdown to the opening of the Paralympic Games. Some competition areas have also held a series of mass cultural activities such as dryland curling promotion competitions, drone exhibitions, football friendly matches, fun integration games, and the popularization and promotion of tennis, chess, and Go projects.