MADRID balenciaga speed trainer red , July 25 (Xinhua) -- Spanish culture secretary Fernando Benzo confirmed Tuesday that the Spanish government would launch an appeal at the Constitutional Court to overturn the new "bloodless" bullfighting law, which was approved in the regional parliament of the Balearic Islands on Monday.
The central government of Mariano Rajoy's right-wing People's Party will base their appeal on the belief that the new law, which was passed with the support of the Spanish Socialist Party, Podemos and the Balearic Island regional party, Mes Mallorca, invades the area of responsibility of the Spanish central government.
The PP and the center-right formation Ciudadanos had voted against the new law womens balenciaga speed trainer olive , which not only forbids a bull's death in the bullring, but also prohibits any "physical or psychological damage to the animal."
The new law prohibits the use of "banderillas (short spears which are stabbed into the bull's back), lances, knives or swords," while limiting the time a bull is in the ring to a maximum of 10 minutes and raising the minimum age for attending a bullfight from 16 to 18.
In a traditional bullfight, six bulls are killed by stabbing with a sword following a ritual in which they are previously weakened by being first stabbed in the shoulders by a lance carried by a horse riding "Picador" and then by six banderillas.
Bullfighting has already been banned completely in the Catalan region of north-eastern Spain and also in the Canary Islands. The practice is the subject of bitter controversy between those who say it is a Spanish cultural tradition and those who consider it a cruel aberration which has no place in a modern nation.
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BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Beijing is a good place to spend the winter vacation, especially during the Chinese new year, an annual celebration for Chinese.
In 2022, Beijing has a chance to present the traditional Chinese culture to the athletes.
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""Chinese new year is a treasure of Chinese culture, which became an important festival thousands of years ago. Beijing plans to present that to athletes and the Olympics.
""Beijing will make special contribution to the Olympics through that,"" Wang added.
Athlete experience is always considered as an important part of Beijing's bid for 2022 Winter Games. The Great Wall, the Spring Festival will become special experience of athletes balenciaga speed trainer white , and Beijing prepares much more than that.
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Paralympic Winter Games will be provided with barrier-free facilities and services according to the standards of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
The Organizing Committee will attach importance to the services to the Olympic Family, the media, the broadcasters, the spectators, the sponsors and all other client groups. Beijing 2022 will provide all client groups with unforgettable Olympic experiences.
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Beijing promised to complete the construction of all the venues early enough for any tests and training before the Games, and also vowed to take care of the athletes' experience in all possible areas such as Olympics villages, award ceremony and cultural activities.
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""We will pay every attention to promoting the athlete experience, before, during and after the Games,"" Yang added.
If Beijing 2022 wins the honor of hosting the Games, the team plans to quickly establish an Athletes' Commission involving athletes from every sport on the Winter Olympics program, which will help ensure that all athletes' needs are fully met.
Two-time Olympic medallist and three-time world champion Li Nina balenciaga speed trainer womens sale , ambassador for Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics bid, believes that Beijing would provide a truly athlete-centered Winter Olympics if it wins the bid.
Li shared her favorite Olympic memories with a group of college students in Beijing and talked about her involvement as ambassador in Beijing's bid for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. She explained what hosting an ""athlete-centered"" Olympics means to her, and how Beijing 2022 will make sure that all athletes' needs are fully met.