What are the Winter Paralympics programs

The 2022 Winter Paralympic Games will be held in Beijing and Zhangjiakou, where Beijing will host all the ice events, with Paralympic ice hockey (sledge hockey) and Paralympic curling (wheelchair curling); Yanqing and Zhangjiakou will host all the snow events, specifically Paralympic alpine skiing, Paralympic biathlon, Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic snowboarding.

The 13th Paralympic Winter Games (XIII Paralympic Winter Games), or the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Winter Games, is an international Paralympic event organized by China, opening on March 4 and closing on March 13, 2022, in Beijing.

The 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics **** has six major sports and 78 minor sports. *** There are 736 athletes from 48 countries and regions competing. Beijing will host all the ice events, and Yanqing and Zhangjiakou will host all the snow events.

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1. Paralympic snowboarding

is competing on a man-made snow track with a variety of obstacles for jumps and flips. Only one snowboard is used for the competition. Each athlete has three chances to compete, and the best two are added together, with the one who takes the least amount of time coming out on top. The competition venue is the Genting Ski Park, Venue A.

2. Paralympic Cross-Country Skiing

Participating athletes are physically disabled and blind/visually impaired. Depending on the functional impairment, athletes may ski in a standing position or in a seated position, equipped with a chair on a pair of skis on which the athlete sits and skis. Visually impaired athletes compete with a sighted guide. Athletes of both sexes compete in short, medium and long distances (2.5km to 20km) using traditional or freestyle techniques or participate in team relays. The competition venue is at the Biathlon Center.

3. Paralympic Biathlon

The total distance of the event is between 6-15km, with a lap of 2.0-2.5km and 3 or 5 laps of freestyle technique. During this time athletes must hit a shooting target at a distance of 10m, with each off-target being penalized by increasing the total route time. The most important success factor is the ability to switch between physical endurance and shooting accuracy during the competition. Visually impaired athletes are assisted by audible signals, relying on signal strength to indicate when the athlete is shooting. The competition venue is at the Biathlon Center.

4. Ice Hockey Mixed Team

The Ice Hockey Mixed Team program is the equivalent of ice hockey in the Olympics. The sport is played by athletes with lower limb disabilities. When the game, the two sides on the field of six players each, the game is divided into three games, each game 15 minutes, with a 15-minute break in the middle of the game, scoring a goal to score one point, scoring more for the win. Instead of skates, they use a sled, with the pointier end of the stick used to push the sled, and the oar-like end to hit the puck.

5. Wheelchair curling

Wheelchair curling is an official Winter Paralympics event and is highly skilled. Wheelchair curlers must play in a wheelchair with the same rules as the able-bodied, except that there is no brushed ice in wheelchair curling and the thrower must throw the pot from a stationary wheelchair. In addition to throwing the pot by hand, the pot can also be thrown by hanging on to the top of the pot with a throwing rod.

6. Paralympic Alpine Skiing

Paralympic Alpine Skiing, like the Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing program, is a sport that is widely practiced around the world. Athletes need both speed and agility to complete the race, and can reach speeds of around 100 kilometers per hour on the downhill.