What spirit does the Paralympic Games embody?

The Paralympic Games embody the spirit of humanitarianism and advocate the whole society's care and satisfaction of special needs for special groups including persons with disabilities, understand their life value, and respect and maintain their personality. and creativity, and ensure that they realize their all-round development to the greatest extent. "Understanding, respecting, caring, and helping" are the concentrated expression of the Paralympic spirit.

The Paralympic Games, the full name of the Paralympic Games, was founded in 1960. It is a world-wide large-scale comprehensive sports meeting hosted by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee and held specifically for persons with disabilities. , held every four years after the Summer Olympics, has been held for 16 times as of 2020.

In order to reflect the principle of fair competition and allow players to compete with opponents with similar types and levels of disabilities, athletes with different levels of impairment will be divided into different levels to compete. Therefore, each Paralympic event has its own classification, and the overall disability classification can be divided into physical disabilities, cerebral palsy, visual impairments, spinal nerve injuries, learning disabilities (referred to as intellectual disabilities) and other disabilities.