Paralympics team to have 96 athletes

With the goal of “showing the spirit of Chinese athletes and the progress of the nation’s para-sports development”, China will send a record 96 athletes to compete at the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games, which will start on March 4.

The Chinese delegation, the sixth China will have sent to Winter Paralympics since 2002, was officially formed on Feb 21 in Beijing. The delegation has 217 members: 96 athletes and 121 from the coaching team, support crew and medical team.

The Paralympic Winter Games, which feature 78 events from six sports, will take place in three competition zones — downtown Beijing,

the capital’s northwest Yanqing district and co-host city Zhangjiakou in Hebei province.

Team China will compete in 73 events of the six sports.