Beijing 2022 Paralympics highly praised by athletes

STORY: Beijing 2022 Paralympics highly praised by athletes DATELINE: March 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAMIR MIZDRAK, Croatian Para Alpine skier 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): POL MAKURI, Spanish Para cross-country skier 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HEINRICH POPOW, Former German Paralympian STORYLINE: With the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games closing on Sunday, participating athletes have spoken highly of organization of the Games in many aspects. Damir Mizdrak, a Para skier from Croatia, expressed his appreciation to China in an interview with Xinhua. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAMIR MIZDRAK, Croatian Para Alpine skier "Organization of the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games is absolutely perfect. From the ski resorts, slopes, whole (Paralympic) Village is absolutely perfect. There is no one thing that is bad to say. Impressive stadium for the opening ceremony, I think for me, (it is) the most beautiful stadium I have ever been. And for su

GLOBALink | Sports unite people, transcend limits: former German Paralympian

STORY: Sports unite people, transcend limits: former German Paralympian DATELINE: March 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Berlin CATEGORY: SPORTS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beijing 2022 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HEINRICH POPOW 3. various of Beijing 2022 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HEINRICH POPOW STORYLINE: The opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games is just around the corner. Former German Paralympian, the two-time gold medalist, is looking forward to the opening ceremony. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HEINRICH POPOW, Former German Paralympian "The winter games in Beijing this year, I will see the Olympic stadium again. So being in the Olympic stadium, enjoying the opening ceremony as a spectator or supporter of the para-sport will be different. Because the last time I was in the stadium I was on the lane, too. So, I was running." Popow recalled his competition in the Beijing 2008 Paralympics, during which he won a silver medal in the men's 100m event. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HEINRICH POPOW "For

World Para Athletics Championships

World Para Athletics Championships

Tomomi Tozawa of Japan high-fives her coach Heinrich Popow after winning bronze at the women's T63 long jump at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai on Nov. 12, 2019. Tozawa earned a berth for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Yamamoto gets silver in men's T42 long jump at Rio Paralympics

Yamamoto gets silver in men's T42 long jump at Rio Paralympics

(From L) Silver medalist Atsushi Yamamoto of Japan, gold medalist Heinrich Popow of Germany and bronze medalist Daniel Wagner of Denmark celebrate with their medals on the podium after the men's T42 long jump final at the Paralympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sept. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Yamamoto gets silver in men's T42 long jump at Rio Paralympics

Yamamoto gets silver in men's T42 long jump at Rio Paralympics

(From L) Bronze medalist Daniel Wagner of Denmark, gold medalist Heinrich Popow of Germany and silver medalist Atsushi Yamamoto of Japan celebrate with their national flags after the men's T42 long jump final at the Paralympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sept. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo