2022 Winter Paralympics

See also: 2022 Winter Olympics

XIII Paralympic Winter Games

Host city	Beijing, China
Motto	Joyful Rendezvous Upon Pure Ice and Snow (Chinese: 纯洁的冰雪，激情的约会)
Events	82 in in 6 sports
Opening	4 March
Closing	13 March
Stadium	Beijing National Stadium
Winter Summer 2022 Winter Olympics

The 2022 Winter Paralympics (Chinese: 第十三届冬季残疾人奥林匹克运动会), officially known as the XIII Paralympic Winter Games, is an international winter multi-sport event for disabled athletes that is scheduled to take place in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 4 to 13 March 2022.

Beijing will become the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Paralympics. These games will be the first Winter Paralympics held in China.

Sports

Six Winter Paralympic sports are expected, with 82 medal events in total. The program is similar to 2018 Winter Paralympics, with two more woman´s events in Snowboarding. This will be the first edition of any type of Paralympic Games (Summer or Winter) in which the number of events will contain gender equality with 39 events for men, 39 for women, and 4 mixed events.

• Alpine skiing (30) ()
• Biathlon (18) ()
• Cross-country skiing (20) ()
• Ice sledge hockey (1) ()
• Snowboarding (12) ()
• Wheelchair curling (1) ()

Venues

Paralympic clusters

Beijing Cluster

Olympic Green venues

• Beijing National Aquatics Center – curling
• Beijing National Indoor Stadium – ice sledge hockey
• Beijing National Stadium – opening and closing ceremonies
• Beijing Paralympic Village
• China National Convention Center – MPC/IBC

Yanqing Cluster

• Xiaohaituo Alpine Skiing Field – alpine skiing
• Yanqing MMC: Media Center
• Yanqing Paralympic Village

Zhangjiakou Cluster

• Kuyangshu Biathlon Field – cross-country skiing
• Hualindong Ski Resort – biathlon
• Genting Hotel – Media Center
• Taiwu Ski Resort – snowboarding
• Zhangjiakou Paralympic Village

Branding

Emblem

The official emblem "Flying High" (飞得很高) was unveiled on 15 December 2017 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. It is an inspiration of a skater and skier with a ribbon motif and the Chinese character "飞" (fēi, means fly), with the Paralympic colors and the Chinese flag colors. The emblem was designed by Lin Cunzhen who also created the Olympic emblem and the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympics logo.

Mascot

To be unveiled in 2020.

See also

• 2008 Summer Olympics
• 2008 Summer Paralympics
• 2022 Winter Olympics
• 2022 Asian Games
• 2022 Asian Para Games

External links

• Beijing 2022 website (in Chinese)