Chinadaily Homepage
      | Home | Destination Beijing | Sports | Olympics | Photo |  
      2008Olympics > In Depth

    Saluting very special people

    (chinadaily.com.cn)
    Updated: 2006-11-14 14:29

    Sport is a way to transcend commonly held ideas about the abilities of the intellectually disabled and help build their self-esteem, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on November 10 at the opening ceremony of a promotional photo exhibition on Shanghai 2007 Special Olympics at the UN Headquarters in New York.


    Among participants in the "Special Olympics for Social Harmony" forum are (from left): Feng Guoqin, Shanghai vice mayor; Tang Xiaoquan, president of Executive Board of China Disabled Persons' Federation; Wang Guangya, Chinese ambassador to the UN; Djibril Diallo, director of UN New York Office of Sport for Development and Peace; Liu Zhenmin, deputy permanent representative of China to the UN; and Jiao Yang, spokeswoman for the Shanghai municipal government. [china.org.cn]

    The secretary-general launched the five-day exhibition together with several Special Olympics athletes, including Qiao Meili from Shanghai. Annan said the Special Olympics are a seminal celebration because they provide a platform for gifted athletes like Qiao to excel, and to show others as well as themselves their tremendous potential.

    "We hope to provide intellectually disabled people an opportunity to exhibit their courage and enthusiasm, and show their talent and potential," said Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng while addressing a one-day forum, via a videotaped speech, which was held at the UN Headquarters the same day the photo exhibition was opened.


    Qiao Meili (right), a Chinese Special Olympics athlete, delivers a speech at the "Special Olympics for Social Harmony" forum with two other international athletes.[china.org.cn]

    The theme of the forum, "Special Olympics for Social Harmony," is of "profound significance to China and the world today," said Chinese Ambassador to the UN Wang Guangya at the forum's opening ceremony. His comments reflected the world's multi-polarization and deepening economic globalization and the ongoing quest of the Chinese government and people toward building a harmonious society.

    "Harmony can pool together the strengths of all sides to accomplish great tasks in the new century that presents the world with unprecedented opportunities for development as well as challenges," said Wang, adding that he is convinced that the upcoming Shanghai Games will further promote the development of activities relating to the Special Olympics both in China and the world, and advance the cause of safeguarding the human rights of persons with disabilities.

    The photo exhibition that showcases the development of Special Olympics movement in China and Shanghai consists of three parts: "Eye on Special Olympics," "Reasons for Choosing Shanghai" and "I Know I Can."

    According to Shanghai Vice Mayor Feng Guoqin, the city is intensifying preparations for the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games by mobilizing assistance from all walks of life, with the number of volunteers from various sectors exceeding 80,000.

    12  


    麻豆国产精品无码视频| 亚洲免费日韩无码系列| 亚洲综合最新无码专区| 国产成人无码精品久久久性色| 久久综合一区二区无码| 无码人妻久久久一区二区三区| 三级理论中文字幕在线播放| 国产精品成人无码久久久久久| 成在人线av无码免费高潮喷水| 中文字幕在线亚洲精品| A级毛片无码久久精品免费| 精品无码免费专区毛片| 欧美中文字幕在线| 中文字幕无码不卡在线| 精品久久久久久无码人妻热 | 亚洲久本草在线中文字幕| 国产成人无码专区| 国产乱人无码伦av在线a| 亚洲AV无码精品色午夜果冻不卡 | 最近中文字幕在线| 亚洲色中文字幕无码AV| 天天爽亚洲中文字幕| 无码乱码观看精品久久 | 亚洲中文字幕第一页在线| 国产精品无码免费播放| 青春草无码精品视频在线观| 国产精品亚韩精品无码a在线| 亚洲av福利无码无一区二区| 亚洲精品无码av人在线观看 | 免费精品久久久久久中文字幕| 中文字幕人妻无码一夲道| 欧美日韩亚洲中文字幕一区二区三区| 久久无码国产| 日韩va中文字幕无码电影| 中文字幕亚洲欧美专区| 无码中文字幕日韩专区| 精品久久久久久久久久中文字幕| 天堂网www中文在线资源| 日韩综合无码一区二区| 亚洲国产综合无码一区| 本免费AV无码专区一区|