Fixing dreams. technicians power Paralympic athletes behind the scenes

Xinhua

11th March 2026

Fixing dreams. technicians power Paralympic athletes behind the scenes

by Sportswriters Yao Youming and Jiao Ziqi

Next to the dining hall of the Cortina Paralympic Village, technicians are busy repairing wheels, orthotics and prosthetics.

The technicians are from German company Ottobock. Peter Franzel, head of exhibitions, sports and events, told Xinhua that the company has served as an official partner of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games since 1988. He himself has worked at the Paralympics since 2008.

At the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, Franzel worked in Yanqing and, together with his colleagues, carried out nearly 400 repairs during the Games.

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