On October 22, the 7th Henan Disabled sports meeting was grandly opened in Zhoukou gymnasium. Wang Meimei, vice chairman of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation, delivered a speech. Yu Hongqiu, deputy secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and secretary of the political and legal committee, announced the opening of the Games. Dai Baihua, vice governor of the provincial government, Zhou Chunyan, vice chairman of the provincial political consultative conference, and Wang Mengfei, deputy secretary general of the provincial government, wang Li, Party secretary and chairman of the Provincial Disabled Persons’ Federation, Li Junfeng, director of the provincial sports bureau, and Liu jibiao, secretary of Zhoukou Municipal Party Committee, attended the opening ceremony.
The Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government attach great importance to the cause of the disabled and the sports work for the disabled. The cause of the disabled in the whole province is booming, and the living conditions of the disabled have improved significantly. The disabled are “equal, participating, integrating, the social environment of sharing is further optimized. The annual Paralympic Games in Henan province is the largest, highest-level and most influential comprehensive sports event for the disabled in the province. It is also the stage for the disabled to show themselves and realize their dreams. The seventh Paralympic Games in Henan province was hosted by the People’s Government of Henan province and undertaken by the Provincial Disabled Persons’ Federation, provincial sports bureau and Zhoukou municipal people’s government.
It is reported that during the three-day competition, 828 athletes from 18 provincial delegations will participate in track and field, swimming, weightlifting, table tennis, cycling, badminton, darts, chess, go, blind skipping rope and other 10 big items 290 small items. The sports meeting will close on October 26.