Global Information2022 Winter Paralympics information
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| Host city | Beijing, China |
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| Nations | 46[1] |
| Athletes | 564[1] |
| Events | 78 in 6 sports |
| Opening | 4 March |
| Closing | 13 March |
| Opened by | President Xi Jinping[a] |
| Cauldron | Li Duan |
| Stadium | Beijing National Stadium |
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The 2022 Winter Paralympics (Chinese: 2022年冬季残疾人奥林匹克运动会; pinyin: 2022 Nián Dōngjì Cánjí Rén Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì), commonly known as Beijing 2022 (Chinese: 北京2022), were an international winter multi-sport parasports event held in Beijing, China from 4 to 13 March 2022.[2] This was the 13th Winter Paralympic Games, as administered by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Beijing was selected as the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2015 at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; taking into account its hosting of the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Beijing is the first city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics as well as the Summer and Winter Paralympics. This was the overall second Paralympics in China. It was the last of three consecutive Paralympics hosted in East Asia.
These Games featured 564 athletes representing 46 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), competing in 78 medal events across six sports.
Participation in the Games was impacted by the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine; the International Olympic Committee (IOC) condemned Russia for violating the Olympic Truce, and called for both Russia and its supporter Belarus to be excluded from international sporting events. After the IPC decided to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in the Winter Games, United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland wrote: "we are disappointed in this outcome as it excuses Russia’s disregard for not only the Olympic truce, but also for the victims of a senseless war."[3]
While the IPC initially announced that the countries' athletes would be allowed to compete independently under the Paralympic flag, it backtracked on 3 March 2022 – the eve of the opening ceremonies – following threats of a boycott by multiple NPCs, and announced that Belarusian and Russian athletes would be prohibited from competing. The Belarusian and Russian delegations competed at a replacement event from 17 to 21 March in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.[4][5] Armenia, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan also competed at the replacement event.[4][6]
Host nation China finished at the top of the medal table, winning a total of 61 medals, of which 18 were gold, setting a new record as the most successful Asian country at a single Winter Paralympics with the most total medals, gold, silver, and bronze. Ukraine also made their best historical performance and finished in second place with 29 medals, of which 11 were gold, and Canada retained the third place achieved in 2010, 2014 and 2018 with a total of 25 medals, of which eight were gold again.
- ^ a b "Record number of female Para athletes set for Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games". Paralympic.org. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Over to Paralympians to hog limelight at Beijing". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland's Letter to Team USA Community Regarding IPC Announcement". Team USA. 2 March 2022.
- ^ a b Berkeley, Geoff (17 March 2022). "Kazakhstan among nations competing at Russia's Paralympics replacement event as first medals awarded". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (13 March 2022). "Dates set for Russia and Belarus' Beijing 2022 Paralympics replacement event". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (21 March 2022). "Hosts Russia win over 100 medals at Paralympics replacement event". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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