China Daily 8th March 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympics open with a celebration of resilience and inclusion By Wang Xiaoyu The 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympics officially opened on Friday with a unique ceremony emphasizing human resilience, inclusion, and solidarity at an ancient Roman arena in Italy. The two-hour show in Verona, about 170 kilometers east of Milan, marked the start of the largest Winter Paralympic Games in history. A total of 611 Para athletes from

Xinhua 8th March 2026 Cai Jiayun turns 'ordinary' grit into China's first Milan-Cortina Paralympic gold Cai Jiayun likes to describe himself as "just an ordinary person," but on Saturday the 25-year-old Chinese biathlete delivered an extraordinary performance, winning China's first gold medal at the Milan-Cortina Paralympic Winter Games. Cai captured the men's standing 7.5km biathlon title at the Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium, securing not only China's first gold of the

City News Service Amateur Dancers' Performance to Conclude CNY Celebration March 7, 2026  to  March 8, 2026 Amateur dancing troupes in Shanghai are gathering at Shanghai International Dance Center Theater this weekend to conclude the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations with a special performance of their own. The annual Lantern Festival-themed performance is a public welfare project initiated in 2018, offering ordinary dance lovers the opportunity to perform on a professional