2018 年 64 巻 Suppl.1 号 p. 17-21
The Paralympic Games in China started in the 1950s. In the 1980s, the Chinese Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee returned to normal relations. The Paralympic activities became an integral part of China’s sports and the development of disabled persons. The government attaches great importance and on it to promote it’s development. From 1983 to 2008, the Paralympic Games in China entered a stage of competitive development. During this period, the Paralympic movement gradually formed a standardized and scientific management system based on the strategy of giving priority to the development of competitive sports and promoting organizational construction, system construction, and reserve of human resources. Since then, the hosting of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games has brought unprecedented opportunities for the development of Paralympic Games in China. The development of Paralympic Games in China has entered an all-round development stage. The trajectory of the development of Chinese Paralympic Games began a strategic shift from the priority of competitive sports to the comprehensive development of disabled sports. The main features of this period are the diversified development of sporting forms for persons with disabilities.