The Hong Kong team won 40 gold medals in the Paralympic Games. The competition has been fierce in recent years.

The Tokyo Paralympic Games kicked off today, and 24 Hong Kong athletes will compete in eight events to strive for success.

The Paralympic Shanghai SIPG team has always been a strong team. In the past, it has won hundreds of medals. However, in recent years, the Paralympic competition has become more and more fierce. The Hong Kong team has fewer medals and ranks on the medal list. Support.

Hong Kong has won medals in all the Paralympic Games since 1972. So far, it has won 40 gold, 37 silver, 49 bronze, a total of 126 medals. The best performance was the 2004 Athens Paralympic, which achieved 11 gold medals. , 7 silver, 1 bronze.

However, in recent years, many places have paid more attention to the Paralympic Games, competition has become fiercer, and the number of medals for the Hong Kong team has become less and less.

Hong Kong won 12 medals in the 2012 London Paralympic Games, but it dropped to 6 in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

In the medal standings, the Hong Kong team was ranked 17th in the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games, but gradually fell behind to 39th in 2016.

The society has been discussing the need to strengthen support for disabled athletes. According to a document of the Legislative Council, the government's expenditure on supporting disabled athletes in 2017/18 was about 38 million yuan, and it was only increased to about 60 million yuan in 2018/19. The relevant expenditure in 2020/21 is about 64 million yuan, which is mainly used to provide support for disabled athletes.

Although resource input has increased, there is still a gap in the amount of subsidy for athletes with disabilities. For example, under the direct financial subsidy program of the National Sports Institute for full-time elite athletes, the monthly standard subsidy for able-bodied athletes of the "Elite A+" level that meets the Olympic medal standard is provided. 41,000 yuan, while the monthly subsidy for disabled elite athletes at the same level is only 27,000 yuan. The difference between the two is 34%, involving 14,000 yuan.

To reduce the resource level of disabled athletes, there are different approaches in different places. For example, Singapore has established a SpexScholarship, which provides direct financial support and other support to elite full-time athletes. Athletes with disabilities and able-bodied athletes can apply for the same program. The evaluation criteria are similar. According to the level and results of past participating events, monthly subsidies ranging from HK$6,800 to 48,000 are provided.

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