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Asia Para Games 2022: Connecting Hearts and Shining Dreams

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When hearts are connected, dreams shine! This is the slogan of the Asian Games for the Disabled.

With the opening ceremony currently in full swing, our athletes are determined to pour out their passion with the goal of placing 4th overall in this competition.

This is reporter Kang Jae-hoon from Hangzhou, China.

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Flowers symbolizing Hangzhou bloom in the main stadium, called the Big Lotus.

In a performance where disabled and non-disabled people come together, the hope was to connect everyone’s hearts.

The Asian Para Sports Festival, previously held as the Asia-Pacific Para Games, changed its name from the 2010 Guangzhou Games in China, and this is the fourth Asian Para Games.

Our national team, which has been working hard to develop basic sports, competes in all 21 sports except visual soccer and aims for 4th place overall.

Joo Jeong-hoon of Taekwondo, which became the first official event at the Asian Games.

Kim Hee-jin, captain of the women’s goalball team that qualified for next year’s Paris Paralympic Games, served as co-flagship bearer.

[김희진/장애인 골볼 국가대표 : “아시안게임 세 번째 출전인데, 처음 기수를 맡게 돼서 영광이라고 생각합니다.”]

[주정훈/장애인 태권도 국가대표 : “저는 아시안게임 처음인데 이렇게 큰 역할을 맡게 돼서 너무 영광스럽습니다.”]

[김희진·주정훈 : “대한민국 선수단 파이팅!!”]

Korea House was also opened to promote Korea and help our athletes locally.

In addition to equipment and medical support, we also provide packed lunches to all players every day.

[전선주/대한장애인체육회 미래전략실장 : “우리 선수들이 경기에만 집중하고 경기력을 십분 발휘할 수 있도록 음식을 비롯해서 최상의 서비스가 유지될 수 있도록 지원하고 있습니다.”]

Our national team, armed with passion like the Taegeuk symbol on their chest and the intense red color, is preparing for another exciting experience.

This is Kang Jae-hoon from KBS News in Hangzhou, China.

Camera reporter: Lee Sang-won / Video editor: Kwon Hyeok-rak

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2023-10-22 12:34:00

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