Xi's ideas for a fantastic, extraordinary and excellent Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

President Xi Jinping put forward the ideas for delivering a fantastic, extraordinary and excellent Beijing 2022 Winter Games in a green, inclusive, open and clean manner. How have these ideas ...

'Equally spectacular' Paralympics bring world message of solidarity

While the world might have not been paying the closest attention, nearly 600 athletes from 46 countries and regions have competed at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, which came ...

Journey to the top: Team China dominates Winter Paralympics

With Beijing 2022 fever yet to recede, the success of the Winter Paralympic Games is becoming more evident, as Team China saw an all-round breakthrough in both the medal tally ...

Paralympic '4S stores' provide 300 repairs to keep athletes' gear in perfect shape

As about 600 athletes prepared to say good-bye to the Beijing Paralympic Games on Sunday, a team of more than 40 expert technicians who provided some 300 free repairs to ...

Fledgling Chinese Para Ice Hockey win first Paralympic bronze medal

China's Para Ice Hockey team beat Team South Korea to win a bronze medal during the Open Team Tournament Games at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games on Saturday. Though ...

Cutting-edge tech empowers Paralympics to bring participants state-of-the-art experiences

Despite the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games drawing to a close on Sunday, the sports event's legacy inheritance has just begun, being carried from the competition venue to streets, with ...

More Chinese people with disabilities enjoy improved public sports services

With the help of a fitness coach, Shanghai resident Shen Ling (pseudonym) slowly pushes her wheelchair onto a piece of exercise equipment. She holds the handrails, moving the wheelchair little ...

Paralympic staff and netizens celebrate 20th birthday with China's first para Alpine skiing gold medalist

Zhang Mengqiu clinched China's first Alpine skiing gold at the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Winter Games on Monday, but that is not her only cause to celebrate as she turned 20 ...

Chinese para cross-country skiers set new record through spirit of perseverance

Under the deafening sound of cheering, Chinese athlete Zheng Peng looked very exhausted as he rushed across the finish line in the Men's Sprint Sitting final for Para Cross-Country Skiing ...

Para-athletes competing alongside family members receive love, courage

It is rare to see athletes join the tense Olympic Games together with their family members. But that's not the case for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics, at which there ...

Another harvest day! Team China bags four medals including two golds within 10 minutes

Competitions at the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Winter Games continued on Wednesday with China winning again in the afternoon session. Chinese skiers Zheng Peng and Yang Hongqiong won two gold medals ...

Ukrainian athletes' success at Winter Paralympics earns respect from Chinese netizens

At the ongoing Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics, Ukraine has achieved outstanding results and has taken second spot in the medal tally.

Vision-impaired children's wind band shines at Opening Ceremony of Paralympics

All eyes turned to dual-Olympic city Beijing on Friday as the Paralympic flag was raised at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony. One highlight of the opening, the Games' ...

Artists with disabilities perform for athletes at Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics

Holding cheer balls and whirling to the rhythm of a conductor, a group of Chinese artists with disabilities gave a performance for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Yanqing ...

Paralympics is like coming back home: Finnish athlete

"Wow, you speak Chinese so well!" Whenever Finnish snowboarder Matti Sairanen gets such a compliment while interacting with people at the Zhangjiakou Paralympic Village during the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter ...

Chinese para-athletes shine on International Women's Day at Beijing 2022

Chinese Paralympic teams achieved great results again at Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games on Tuesday, the International Women's Day.

Canadian skier Mckeever bags 14th Paralympic gold medal

Canadian skier Brian Mckeever won his 14th gold medal in the men's long distance classical technique vision impaired in cross-country skiing at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games on Monday. ...

57-year-old Belgian athlete proves alpine skiing not only for the young

When Belgian alpine skier Linda le Bon sped downhill alongside her daughter, who stepped in at the last minute to be her guide, at the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games on ...

Winter Olympics-ignited enthusiasm for winter sports seen in China

The curtains of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games pulled down in late February, which has sown seeds in the minds of hundreds of millions of people across China, especially ...

Stadiums for Beijing Winter Paralympics to be open to public, serve more people with disabilities

All venues of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games will be open to the public after the games, in order to provide services for more people with disabilities and promote ...

Chinese wheelchair curling team aims high

After two losses and three wins in the first three days after the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, the Chinese wheelchair curling team is still holding out ...

'Snowflake' design reveals Olympic host Beijing's technological prowess

Public art installation Starry Snow has been accompanying Beijing, the world's first dual-Olympics city, throughout the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Consisting of eight large silver "snowflakes," the installation's beauty ...

Winning five medals in just 50 minutes, Team China moves to top of medal table

On Sunday, the second competition day of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics, the speed at which Team China won medals stunned spectators, who commented they are having trouble keeping up.

Technologies, accessible facilities at Beijing Winter Paralympics venues demonstrate 'China's warmth'

With the help of technologies, the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games has made every effort to create a barrier-free environment, provide athletes with convenient, fast, accurate and meticulous services as ...

China's robotics industry witnesses a boom at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

“Please wear the mask before entering the hall,” a security inspection robot named 'Andi' reminds visitors while making its rounds outdoors. Meanwhile, a service robot named “Coffee Master” is brewing ...

China's Zhu Daqing thanks her guide after bagging two medals at vision impaired events of Beijing 2022 Paralympics

At the ongoing Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, a group of people with the title of "guide" are silently working hard to help para-athletes achieve their dreams.

Hard work pays off: the story behind China's first gold at the Winter Paralympics

Liu Zixu won Team China's first gold medal at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games on Saturday in the Para biathlon men's sprint sitting event.

Team China makes strong start on first day of Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics

Team China has produced some eye-catching results on the first day of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics, temporarily ranking first on the overall medal table with two gold, three silver ...

Equally splendid Beijing Paralympics a continuation of success, outline China's humanistic care for people with disabilities

About four weeks after the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony, which injected hope and confidence into the world with a theme of spring, the Paralympic Games opening ceremony ...

Paralympic flame ready to light up opening ceremony after 3-day relay, torchbearers express gratitude for improved welfare of people with disabilities

The three-day torch relay for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games entered the last day on Friday, and more than 500 torchbearers passed the flame in three competition zones in ...

Professional guide dog team to work at Beijing Winter Paralympics, provide services in complex, cold situations

A special volunteer team of guide dogs will be present at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games opening on Friday. The pack has undergone specialized training to provide services under ...

About 600 athletes to compete in 78 different events across six sports in Beijing Winter Paralympics

After saying goodbye to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, China's capital is welcoming approximately 600 of the world's best Paralympic athletes for the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games on Friday, becoming ...

China's Progress in Parasports

China on Thursday issued a white paper on the country's development of sports for persons with disabilities ahead of the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games.

Mascots Bing Dwen Dwen, Shuey Rhon Rhon in high demand ahead of Paralympic Winter Games

Following hot sale of Bing Dwen Dwen - a panda-shaped mascot - during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, chubby, childlike red-lantern Shuey Rhon Rhon, which is the mascot of ...

Details about Paralympic villages show Beijing's effort to foster Olympic spirit

Beijing 2022 Games' Olympic villages have been transformed into homes for around 1,700 Paralympics athletes and participants from the world after the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics came to an end ...

Beijing Winter Paralympic Games mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon proving popular

As the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games approach, sales of merchandise related to the Beijing Winter Paralympic mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon have gone viral in China, following the craze for ...

Beijing 2022 Games' poster weaves together Chinese aesthetics, Olympic spirit

A snowflake design made by intertwining a Chinese knot with the Olympic Rings can be seen on the poster Connecting the World by Enthusiasm, the official poster of the Beijing ...

Flame for Beijing Paralympic Games lit in London, 565 torchbearers to join relay

A total of 565 torchbearers will carry the flame during the torch relay in Beijing before the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games begin, among which the disabled will account for ...

Exoskeleton to assist bearers at Beijing Winter Paralympics torch relay, songs will light fire

An exoskeleton will assist torch bearers during the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games torch relay, which will be conducted from Wednesday to Friday in the three competition areas in Beijing, ...

Beijing Paralympic Winter Games to have largest use of Braille with China-developed green printing technology

The upcoming Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games will use an energy-efficient printing technology for the Braille version of the manual for athletes and officials, spectators' guide, venue introduction and maps. ...

Barrier-free facilities added to venues for Beijing Winter Paralympics

In order to enable people with disabilities to participate in and watch the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, a number of barrier-free facilities have been added and renovated in various ...

Exclusive: Beijing Winter Paralympics 'same impressive, splendid and safe' event as Winter Games: IPC chief

As the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games will take place in three days, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons told the Global Times in an exclusive interview that he ...

Venues, Paralympic Villages, transportation and medical services speed up transition for Paralympic Winter Games

With just three days to go until the start of the Paralympic Winter Games, the competition venues, transportation systems, the Paralympic Villages and medical services are speeding the transition from ...

Preparations for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics are well underway

As the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games approach, a peak number of delegations arrived in Beijing on Sunday with several teams immediately starting adaptive training on snow and ice, China ...

From ramps to shuttles, China's Paralympic Villages ready to welcome delegations

The Beijing Winter Paralympic Villages have been welcoming more delegations since they opened on Friday. The management team of the villages has provided a unique look into the behind-the-scenes operations ...

Moments that last: Heartwarming stories that make Beijing 2022 unforgettable

For many people around the world, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be remembered for its amazing performances, top-tier competitions, and of course, cheerful friendship and sportsmanship, leaving many with ...

Kim congratulates Xi on successful Beijing Winter Olympics

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, has sent a verbal message to Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of ...

Yanqing Paralympic Village in full preparation for athletes after 44-hour conversion

After a 44-hour conversion, the Yanqing Winter Olympic Village on Friday completed its transition to the Winter Paralympic Village and officially opened, marking the final stage of preparations for the ...

Winter Olympics start new era for spread of Chinese culture

The Beijing Winter Olympics had ended, yet the unique 'Chinese romance' left by the event still lingers, with international and Chinese culture experts sharing their belief that just like the ...

Cynics seeking validation left disappointed as Beijing 2022 concludes successfully

It was no coincidence that the official slogan for the Beijing Olympics was "Together for a Shared Future," and according to organizers, it reflected "the power of the Games to ...

Wild animals seen at Beijing 2022 show success of environmental protection efforts

Nearby some of the arenas where the sports events of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics took place, such as the National Alpine Skiing Center in the capital's Yanqing district, a ...

Games present more determined China, says volunteer

'The two Games witnessed a more self-confident, calm and determined China, and that's what I also became after staying with the very dedicated, genial and wise president Bach for 20 ...

Haiti's first-ever Olympic skier talks about his Beijing 2022 experience

After three competitions in the giant slalom event at the National Alpine Skiing Centre in the Yanqing district in Beijing, Richardson Viano, Haiti's first-ever Winter Olympic athlete, has wrapped up ...

How skating changes the life of Fan Kexin and her family

On February 5, when Fan Kexin, together with her teammates, won the first gold medal of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics for Team China in the short-track speed skating mixed ...

'I hope my friendship with Tao Tao inspires great sportsmanship': US athlete Ashley Caldwell

Chinese skater Xu Mengtao won China's first gold in the freestyle skiing women's aerials in Zhangjiakou on February 14. What came as one of the warmest ­moments was when a ...

Beijing Winter Olympics reveal how US has lost moral leadership

Beijing Winter Olympic Games were held and ended successfully - which was emphasized by the solemnly held closing ceremony. Having held the Winter Olympics, China has once again established its ...

Beijing 2022 fascinates young Chinese

"Now I am also longing to fly in the sky on a snowboard just like Su Yiming and Gu Ailing. I am just 16 years old so still have a ...

Beijing 2022 to 'break even,' has immeasurable long-term economic benefits

In a sign of their shrewdness, many Chinese are discussing on social media the balance sheet of the historic Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which concluded just on Sunday but continue ...

Olympics are about sports, says Russian skier caught on camera hugging Ukrainian competitor at Beijing 2022

'It is very pleasant that we were caught on camera showing mutual support and friendship between peoples,' Russian freestyle skier Ilia Burov told the Global Times after a picture of ...

How US media, liberal or conservative, turn Beijing Winter Olympics into another feather in their anti-China campaign cap

How did some influential American media outlets cover the Beijing Winter Olympics, when the US sees China as a strategic rival? The Global Times selected six US media outlets that ...

'Hard to say goodbye' to Bing Dwen Dwen as Beijing Winter Olympics end

It's hard to say goodbye to Bing Dwen Dwen, the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, as the Games ended on Sunday. Soon it will be the home ...

Beijing sends off Olympians in safe, orderly manner

With Beijing drawing the curtain on the Winter Olympic Games after Sunday night's spectacular closing ceremony, the Chinese capital has seen a peak of foreigners' departure as over 6,000 delegation ...

Beijing begins Paralympics preparations, highlighting humanity, warmth and considerable care

Shortly after the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics came to a successful conclusion, Beijing has begun to switch its facilities and venues from the Winter Olympic Games to the Paralympic Winter ...

China to send largest delegation ever with 96 athletes to Beijing Winter Paralympics

China is sending 96 athletes to next month's Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, its largest ever participation in the event. This marks the sixth time for China to participate in the ...

No one understands China quite like Chinese director Zhang Yimou

Chinese knots, lanterns, and 'willow twigs' symbolizing farewell… Zhang Yimou, the only filmmaker to direct opening and closing ceremonies for both the Summer and Winter Olympics, once again proved his ...

'Together for a shared future': 2022 Olympics highlight genuine friendship beyond borders

Hugs, thank-you letters, exchanges of gifts… As the biggest stage in sports in 2022, the Beijing Winter Olympics not only witnessed the fabulous moments of athletes competing for medals on ...

Chinese capital releases letter of thanks to 21m Beijingers for contributions to successfully hosting Olympics

Everyone is amazing! It's the dedication of 21 million people of Beijing who jointly presented the world a streamlined, safe, and wonderful Olympic event and wrote a new historical chapter ...

Stunning closing ceremony shows charm of dual Olympic city

With a spectacular closing ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Sunday, Beijing, the world's first dual Olympic city, bid a "bittersweet goodbye" and provided countless unforgettable memories ...

17-day Beijing Winter Olympics successfully closes curtain on Sunday. What's left for Chinese people and the world?

In the past 17 days, participants from almost every part of the world gathered in Beijing for the Olympic Winter Games, where they have tried their utmost to compete with ...

Beijing 2022 drives surging overseas orders for winter sports gear

The “snow mania” following the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics has boosted the development of a wide range of winter sports industries, including the production of winter sports gear and equipment. ...

Bidding farewell to Beijing 2022 with tears, hugs and hope

It's time to say goodbye, but for many athletes, it's hard to do after they have enjoyed so many joyful and memorable moments during the Olympic Winter Games Beijing ...

Team China's 'best-in-history' outcome at Beijing 2022 stirs passion across country

Editor's note: At the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Team China sent its biggest delegation with 176 athletes in active participation; it competed in all seven sports; for the first time, ...

Vast majority of 437 positive cases in 'safest' closed loop of Beijing Games didn't need medical treatment: organizing committee

A total of 437 participants of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games tested positive starting from January 23, when the Olympic Village welcomed the first batch of athletes and other ...

Be each other's bridge: China's figure skating pair Han Cong/Sui Wenjing wins Olympic gold

China's figure skating pair Han Cong and Sui Wenjing won a gold medal at the Beijing 2022 Games' Pairs Free Skating event on Saturday. Their resilience in face of difficulties ...

Olympic flagship store on Tmall receives 7,000 preorders of gold Bing Dwen Dwen necklace in two hours

Although the Beijing 2022 Winter Games are coming to an end, the Beijing 2022 super star Bing Dwen Dwen continues to make waves as a new souvenir of the mascot, ...

Beijing 2022 closing ceremony focuses on athletes, dual Olympic city: directing team

The closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, which is scheduled to be held on Sunday evening, will focus on athletes and expressing the idea of Beijing as ...

Exclusive: China expected to have more Winter Olympians, but hard to have another such 'special' Su Yiming: Japanese coach Sato

The stories between Chinese snowboard prodigy Su Yiming and Yasuhiro Sato - the Japanese coach Su is "most grateful to" - have hit the headlines in China this week after ...

China grabs record 8 golds at Beijing 2022, while global winter sports win 1.4 billion supporters

With freeskier Gu Ailing winning gold medal at the women's halfpipe on Friday, Team China has amassed a record of eight gold medals at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, three ...

Chinese elements at Beijing 2022 lead a new global trend

From Olympic mascot Bing Dwen Dwen to Chinese dragons, the culture of China has been a major trend at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, igniting fanatical love among viewers ...

Closed-loop management of the Beijing 2022 very successful: IOC head Bach

President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach hailed the closed-loop management as "very successful as it has made everyone in the bubble feel safe and comfortable.

Freeskier Gu Ailing claims 2nd gold at Beijing 2022

Freeskier Gu Ailing of Team China won her second gold at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Friday, bringing China's overall gold medal tally to a record eight at the ...

How technology helps Chinese athletes make breakthroughs at Beijing Winter Olympics

From the accurate capturing of relevant movement data to help develop and improve training plans, the overall improvement of sports equipment performance, to the worry-free training security guarantee, the power ...

Chinese snowboarder Su Yiming bags 6th gold for Team China as country sees best record in Winter Olympic history

Amid waves of cheers, applauses, and tears from the audience on site and behind screens, Chinese teenage snowboarder Su Yiming bagged gold in the men's snowboard big air final at ...

Giant panda new 'evil' to US anti-China lawmakers

Former US President Richard Nixon, a Republican, made a historic trip to China in 1972, unveiling a new page for US-China relations. But 50 years later, more Republicans take China ...

Snowy Beijing 2022 well protected by meteorological, operations teams

As Beijing woke up to its first snow in the Year of the Tiger on Sunday, some outdoor events of the Winter Olympic Games faced unfavorable conditions. But thanks to ...

Swedish curling bronze medalist who asked leave for Beijing 2022 becomes an internet hit in China

Swedish athlete Almida de Val on mixed double of curling at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics has gone viral on Chinese social media platforms very recently as the news that ...

High-tech venues, weather-sensitive schedules ensure warmth and safety of athletes at Beijing Winter Games

Various and detailed measures have been made by organizers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on monitoring the weather, offering warm-up venues and logistics support to ensure the safety ...

High-tech exploration helps win China's first Olympic skeleton medal

Chinese skeleton athlete Yan Wengang won the first-ever Olympic bronze medal for the country in the adrenaline-pumping sliding sport. One cannot turn a blind eye to the indispensable help ...

GT Exclusive: Hidden frontline: Bing Dwen Dwen was used as bait for cyberattacks at Beijing 2022

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games has reached its halfway point with athletes from all over the world showing the brilliance of competitive sports. Apart from these intense competitions in ...

GT exclusive: How was 'missile booster' applied in Winter Olympics training sessions?

At the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the Chinese cross-country ski team made a breakthrough in the event, which used to be dominated by European athletes. Team China athletes not only ...

How does Gu Ailing train? A look at her training field using China's homegrown 'needle mushroom' dry ski tech

With Gu Ailing's historic gold winning in the Beijing 2022 Olympics' women's freestyle ski competition and Su Yiming's silver medal in the men's slopestyle final, a dry ski slope training ...

Bing Dwen Dwen mania spreads to the to digital world, Chinese investors 'betting big' on NFT release

The ongoing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, one of the world's largest sporting galas, has become a vivid display of China's digital economy market on meteoric expansion, from the ...

Beijing Winter Games a banquet of delicacies for athletes

The ongoing Winter Olympics are not only a sports feast, but also a banquet of delicacies, as the host country is well known across the world for its delicious food. ...

Gu Ailing, Su Yiming shine at Beijing 2022, showcasing confidence, zest of China's Gen-Zers

Born at the turn of the millennial when China had just won the bid to host the Olympics, China's Gen-Z grew up witnessing the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, and now, ...

Gu's win inspires Chinese descents in US to break racial dichotomy

It's not just Chinese people who are immersed in the victory of Chinese skier Gu Ailing, who won the gold medal of the women's freeski big air final at the ...

Exclusive: How traditional Chinese orthopedics treatment helps freestyle skier Gu Ailing win Olympic gold

China's Gu Ailing — also known as Eileen Gu — was crowned champion of the Women's Freeski Big Air final at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. The precious gold ...

Super Japanese fan of Bing Dwen Dwen talks to designer

"I am so excited!" The super Japanese fan of Bing Dwen Dwen, the panda-shaped mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Gido Tsujioka, got a special gift from Cao ...

Genius freestyle skier Gu Ailing wins China's 1st women's Olympic gold on snow

With International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach's applause and the crowd of flag-waving audience, China's 18-year-old freestyle skier Gu Ailing, also known as Eileen Gu, with hands on her ...

US athletes praise smiling volunteers, strict anti-epidemic measures at Beijing 2022

Delicious food, warm-hearted volunteers, strict anti-epidemic measures, perfect snow venues ... athletes from the US shared with the Global Times how they received attention and felt satisfied in the closed ...

Cutting-edge technology backs Beijing Olympic venues, powers winter sports enthusiasm

From icy floors that micro-manage temperatures inside world-class stadiums to the gigantic cable roof that spans the National Speed Skating Oval, China's unrivaled infrastructure was behind the spectacular and grand ...