Source: cdpf.org.cn

09-02-2008 17:56

In 2007, 594 athletes representing China competed in 39 international sports events such as athletics, swimming, shooting, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis, sitting volleyball, cycling, and wheelchair rugby and won 339 gold, 172 silver and 147 bronze medals and broke 11 world records. These set a solid foundation for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.

The mass sports were also promoted for the health and fitness of disabled persons through competitions and trainings. There were 188 provincial level sports centers and 1,264 city/prefecture centers. The number of registered sports training bases at provincial and city level were 199 and 476 respectively and the number of coaches they recruited were 579 and 1,409. There were 104 fitness sports developed. And 95 sports games were organized with 10,157 participants. Some 838 city level sports and mass sports competitions were organized, with 51,975 disabled persons participated.

7thNational Games of Disabled People was held with over 3,000 participants from all localities and HK SAR and Macau SAR.

The 12thSpecial Olympics World Summer Games was held with over 7,000 athletes from more than 160 countries and regions.

 

Editor:Zhang Ning