Craven, president of the International Paralympic Games, called "Happy Cow" a "colorful happy messenger". He said: "The mascots of the Beijing Paralympic Games have given sports more meaning. On the one hand, sports represents the competitive spirit of winning medals; On the other hand, sports and participation in sports bring happiness and enjoyment to people all over the world. This colorful happy messenger will attract the attention of people of all ages and convey the universal truth that the spirit of Paralympic Games lies in sports.
Han Meilin, an art consultant and famous artist of the mascot of the Beijing Olympic Games, believes that the most successful place of "Niu Fu Lele" lies in the proper use of colors, "people will know at a glance that it belongs to China." He said, "The color is very China. Although they are the most common colors in rural areas of China, there are both line drawings and black lines, and the overall image is harmonious and unified. In color,' Niu Fu Lele' is more lively and festive than Fuwa. "
Zhang said, chairman of Yanqing Disabled Persons' Federation, "I didn't think (the mascot) would be a cow before, but it felt really appropriate and very pleasant after the announcement. The shape of "Niu Fu Lele" gives people a cheerful, optimistic and simple feeling, which symbolizes the spirit of self-improvement of the disabled. I feel that the release of this mascot will have special significance for inspiring the morale of the disabled. "
Li Lun, a student at the School of Special Education of Beijing Union University, said, "The first feeling is good. Very simple, but also in line with the spirit of the disabled. I think it is a continuation of the Olympic mascot' Fuwa'. "
Interpretation of the theme slogan of Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games
"One World, One Dream" embodies the essence and universal values of the Olympic spirit-unity, friendship, progress, harmony, participation and dreams, and expresses the common desire of the whole world to pursue a better future for mankind under the inspiration of the Olympic spirit. Although human beings have different colors, languages and races, we share the charm and joy of the Olympics, pursue the ideal of human peace, belong to the same world and share the same hopes and dreams.
"One World, One Dream" profoundly reflects the core concept of the Beijing Olympic Games, and embodies the harmonious values contained in the people's Olympics as the core and soul of the three concepts of "green Olympics, high-tech Olympics and people's Olympics". It is our dream and pursuit to build a harmonious society and realize harmonious development. "Harmony between man and nature" and "harmony is precious" are the ideals and pursuits of China people for the harmonious relationship between man and nature and between people since ancient times. We believe that peaceful progress, harmonious development, harmonious coexistence, win-win cooperation and a better life are the common ideals of the whole world.
"One World, One Dream" is simple and profound, which belongs to both China and the world. The slogan expresses the lofty ideal that the people of Beijing and China and the people of other countries in the world have a beautiful home, share the fruits of civilization and work together to create the future. Expressed the firm belief that a great nation with 5,000 years of civilization and moving towards modernization is committed to peaceful development, social harmony and people's happiness; It expresses the desire of the 654.38 billion+300 million people in China to contribute to the establishment of a peaceful and better world.
The English slogan "One World, One Dream" has distinctive features. The two ones form a beautiful parallelism, and the "world" and "dream" echo back and forth. The whole slogan is concise, loud and profound, which is easy to remember and spread.
China's slogan "One World, One Dream" uses "one" to express "one", which makes the theme of "All mankind belong to the same world and pursue beautiful dreams together" more prominent.
Source: Organizing Committee of 29th Olympic Games.
There are 20 events in the Beijing Paralympic Games, namely archery, track and field, bocce, cycling, equestrian, futsal, croquet, judo for the blind, weightlifting, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, sitting volleyball, wheelchair fencing, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby and wheelchair tennis. Except sailing in Qingdao and equestrian in Hong Kong, all other events are held in Beijing. According to the rules of the Paralympic Games, all sports will be graded according to the types and degrees of disabilities of athletes, and 47 1 gold medals will be awarded to ensure fair competition and safety in sports.
Sports and competitions attended by the disabled and the blind.
According to the degree of disability, people with physical disabilities can be divided into amputation and other disabilities, spinal cord injury and cerebral palsy.
The sports activities that amputees and other disabled people participate in include: weightlifting, aerobics, chess, track and field, swimming, archery, shooting, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, table tennis, wheelchair tennis, volleyball and so on.
Among them, the events are: track and field, swimming, weightlifting, archery, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, table tennis, wheelchair tennis, shooting and volleyball.
Disabled people with spinal cord injury participate in aerobics, chess, track and field, swimming, weightlifting, archery, shooting, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, wheelchair table tennis, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair dance and other sports activities.
Among them, the events are: track and field, swimming, weightlifting, archery, shooting, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, table tennis, wheelchair tennis and wheelchair rugby.
The sports activities that cerebral palsy patients take part in are aerobics, chess, track and field, swimming, table tennis, shooting, hard bowling, football, wheelchair tennis, wheelchair rugby and so on.
Among them, the events are: track and field, swimming, table tennis, hard bowling, football, wheelchair tennis and wheelchair rugby.
Sports activities that visually impaired people take part in include: aerobics, chess, track and field, swimming, gateball, table tennis for the blind, judo, football for the blind and so on.
Among them, track and field, swimming, gateball, judo and football for the blind are listed as competitions.
Sports and competitions attended by deaf people
At present, there are 20.57 million deaf people in China, accounting for 34.3% of the total number of disabled people.
Deaf people are suitable for sports activities like healthy people. Sports are divided into summer and winter: men's sports in summer games include basketball, volleyball, football, table tennis, tennis, water polo, track and field, swimming, cycling, gymnastics, wrestling, judo and shooting; Women's events include basketball, volleyball, table tennis, tennis, track and field, swimming, cycling, gymnastics and shooting.
The men's events in the Winter Olympics include speed drop, large-scale obstacle skiing, special obstacle skiing, platform skiing, 15 km skiing, and 3× 10 km relay skiing. Women's events include speed drop, large-scale obstacle skiing, special obstacle skiing, 5000m skiing and 3× 5km relay skiing.
Sports and competitions attended by people with mental retardation.
The events attended by people with mental retardation are divided into official events and universal events.
Official events are divided into summer and winter. The International Summer and Winter Special Olympic Games are held alternately every four years.
Among them, the official events in summer are: water sports, golf, track and field, gymnastics, basketball, weightlifting, bowling, roller skating, cycling, softball, equestrian, tennis, football and volleyball. The more popular events are: bocce, badminton, table tennis, handball and sailing.
The official events in winter include alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, hockey, speed skating and figure skating. The more popular items are: snowshoes.
Source: Organizing Committee of 29th Olympic Games.
A brief history of China's participation in Paralympic Games
1984, the Paralympic Games in New York, USA, kicked off China's participation in the Paralympic Games. In the past six Paralympic Games, 4 15 disabled athletes from China went to the Paralympic Games and won 143 gold medals, 165438 silver medals and 85 bronze medals for the motherland, and broke the world record by 104 times. In the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games, China ranked first in the gold medal list with 63 gold medals, which achieved a major breakthrough in the history of disabled sports.
1, Seventh Paralympic Games
From June 65438 to June 0984, the China team composed of 24 disabled athletes participated in the 7th Paralympic Games held in Nassau County, New York, USA for the first time. Ping Yali, a blind man in Beijing, won the B2-level gold medal in the long jump, achieving a "zero breakthrough" in the history of the Chinese Paralympic Games. In this Paralympic Games, China won 2 gold 13 silver and 9 bronze, and 9 people broke the world record.
2. The Eighth Paralympic Games
1988 10 The China team, consisting of 43 disabled athletes, participated in the 8th Paralympic Games held in Seoul, and won 17 gold, 17 silver and 10 bronze.
3. Ninth Paralympic Games
1September 1992, the 9th Paralympic Games was held in Barcelona, Spain. In China, 34 athletes won 1 1 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze, with the gold medal ranking 1 1 and the medal ranking 18. Eight people broke seven world records 14 times, 1 1 person broke the paralympic record 2 1 time.
4. Tenth Paralympic Games
1In August, 1996, the 10th Paralympic Games was held in Atlanta, USA. There are 37 athletes in China, who won 16 gold, 13 silver and 10 bronze, ranking ninth in the total number of gold medals and ranking among the top ten for the first time. 10 broke the 16 world record.
5. The 1 1 Paralympic Games
In June 2000, the 1 1 Paralympic Games was held in Sydney, Australia. China 122 delegation won 34 gold, 22 silver 16 bronze, ranking sixth in the gold medal list. There are 15 people who set the 15 world record for 25 times, writing the most brilliant page in the history of China's Paralympic Games.
6. The 12 Paralympic Games
In September 2004, the 12 Paralympic Games was held in Athens, Greece. The 200 disabled athletes of the China Sports Delegation fought hard without fear of strong players. In 1 1 and 284 events, * * won 63 gold medals, 46 silver medals and 32 bronze medals, with a total score of 1465438. The total number of gold medals and medals ranked first among 136 participating countries and regions.