殘奧知多少

From September 6-17， the 2008 Summer Paralympic Games， the 13th Paralympics， will be held in Beijing.

1)Approximately 4，000 athletes from 150 different countries will be competing， an increase on the 130 countries who took part in Athens.

"“Spirit in Motion” is the new Paralympic 2)Motto adopted in 2003， expressing the inspirational character of the Paralympic Movement as well as the 3)elite performance of Paralympic athletes. It also stands for the strong will of every Paralympian. The word “Spirit” implies that the 4)IPC is not limited to only staging high performance sport， but that there is a strong message behind them. “Motion” on the other hand implies， that the IPC is an organization on the move.

That Paralympic spirit can be traced back to 1948， when Sir Ludwig Guttmann introduced the first Stoke Mandeville Games for World War II 5)veterans with 6)spinal cord-related injuries. Later， other disability groups also established their international sports organisations， which arranged various competitions.

A new page in Paralympic history was written when， in 1988， the Paralympic Games were held immediately following the Olympic Games in Seoul， Korea. Since this date， the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games have followed the Olympic Games utilizing the same venues， village and in many cases joint sponsors and organizational 7)structures. From the 2012 bid process onwards， the host city chosen to host the Olympic Games will 8)be obliged to host the Paralympics as well.

從9月6日至17日，2008夏季殘疾人奧林匹克運動會，即第13屆殘奧會將在北京舉行。約有來自150個國家的4000名選手將參與競逐，數(shù)量較雅典時的130個國家有所增加。

“精神寓于運動”是新的殘奧格言，于2003年被采用，表達了殘疾人奧林匹克運動激勵人心的特點以及殘奧運動員高水平的競技表現(xiàn)。這一格言還代表了每個殘奧運動員的堅強意志。“精神”一詞意味著國際殘奧委不僅舉辦高水平的體育賽事，更要通過殘疾人奧林匹克運動傳達出一種清晰有力的信息。“運動”則一語雙關，暗指國際殘奧委是一個不斷開拓前進的

組織。

殘奧精神可以追溯到1948年。那時，路德維格·古特曼爵士發(fā)起首屆斯托克·曼德維爾脊髓損傷二戰(zhàn)老兵運動會。此后，其他殘疾人群體也建立起了他們各自的國際體育組織，由這些組織來安排各種

賽事。

1988年，殘奧歷史寫下了新的篇章。當年的殘疾人奧林匹克運動會緊隨韓國首爾（時稱漢城）奧運會舉行。從那一天，夏季和冬季殘奧會就緊隨奧運會舉行，使用相同的舉辦場館、奧運村，并且在很多情況下共用相同的協(xié)辦單位和組織結構。從2012年的奧運申辦程序啟動之時起，獲得奧運會主辦權的城市將必須同時主辦殘奧會。

Elements of the 2008 Beijing Paralympics

2008北京殘奧會基本要素

Emblem 會徽

The emblem of the 2008 Summer Paralympics is like the Chinese character “之 (Zhi)”. It looks like an athlete in motion. The colors， which form the shape of a person， have special meaings also. Red represents the sun; blue is for the sky and green for the ground. Together， this

9)demonstrates an ancient Chinese philosophy that humans can be one with everything in the sky and on the earth.

Slogan 口號

The slogan is the same as the 2008 Summer Olympics， “One World， One Dream”.

Mascot 吉祥物

The Mascot of the 2008 Summer Paralympics is a cow named “Lele”. Her full name is “Funiu Lele”， which roughly means “Lucky， Happy Cow”.

Cows are recognized as being down-to-earth， diligent， 10)staunch and having a never-say-die spirit. These 11)characteristics are adopted to show the 12)unremitting spirit of athletes with a disability in being the best they can be. It 13)dovetails with the upbeat spirit of Paralympians and the concept of “14)Transcendence， Equality， 15)Integration” of the Beijing Paralympic Games.

Torch relay 火炬接力傳遞

In June 2008， the Beijing Games’ Organizing Committee announced that the planned international torch relay for the Paralympic Games had been cancelled. The Committee stated that the relay was being cancelled to enable the Chinese government to “focus on the rescue and relief work” following the Sichuan earthquake. The torch relay will be held 16)exclusively within China.

2008年夏季殘奧會會徽如同中國漢字的“之”，看起來仿佛一個運動中的運動員。組成人物形象的幾種顏色也有特殊的含義。紅色，寓意著太陽；藍色，寓意著藍天；綠色，寓意著大地。三種顏色綜合起來體現(xiàn)了中國古代哲學中天、地、人和諧統(tǒng)一的思想。

與2008夏季奧運會一樣，本屆殘奧會的口號是“同一個世界，同一個夢想”。

2008年殘奧會的吉祥物是一只名叫“樂樂”的牛。其全稱是“福牛樂樂”，基本意思是“幸運、快樂的牛”。

牛，扎扎實實、勤勤懇懇、堅韌不拔、永不言敗。牛的良好形象蘊含著殘疾人運動員自強不息和頑強拼搏的精神，與殘奧會運動員奮發(fā)向上的品格以及北京殘奧會“超越、融合、共享”的理念相契合。

2008年6月，北京奧組委宣布，原定的殘奧會火炬境外接力傳遞取消。奧組委稱，該傳遞活動被取消是為了讓中國政府能在四川地震后“集中精力抗震救災”。殘奧會火炬接力傳遞將只在中國境內進行。