The biggest Winter Paralympics in history will kick off in PyeongChang this evening.
The South Korean team is raring to get going at their home Games,... and are ready to inspire and excite the world once again.
Our Won Jung-hwan reports from PyeongChang.

As competitors arrive at the athletes' village for the PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games, ready to show us the infinite potential of mankind,… Pyeongchang and Gangneung are once again getting ready for another Winter festival.

Pyeongchang has been preparing for what will be the largest Winter Paralympics so far, with nearly 600 athletes from 49 countries competing in six sports for 80 gold medals. The U.S. registered 68 athletes,... which is the largest number,... followed by 52 from Canada and 38 from Japan.

And the host nation is once again sending its largest-ever delegation to the PyeongChang Games, with 36 athletes and 47 officials in all six sports.
Team Korea is hoping to make the top ten,... with a target of one gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
And some of the Team Korea athletes expressed their determination at the launch ceremony which was held last week.

"I've trained and lived in the snow for the games which will be held in a few days. I am ready for the race, Let's go "

"Athletes, coaches and staff members of the Para ice hockey team have worked very hard,… and I am confident to say that the Gangneung Hockey Center will be our stage."

"We prepared a lot in terms of skills and mental training. As we are ready in every aspect,… we believe we will achieve a good result."

The country has yet to win a gold medal at the Winter Paralympics, but this time could be different as South Korean ice sledge hockey player, Jung Seung-hwan, is determined to lead his country to a podium finish at the Paralympic Games.

"This is the stage I have dreamed of since I first started ice hockey. As this is held in my home country, and many of my friends and fans will come and cheer for us,… I believe we will do very well, and I hope to win a gold medal."

"At the PyeongChang Paralympics, 80 gold medals are up for grabs in four snow sports and two ice sports,… and Team Korea looks to build on its successful PyeongChang Winter Olympics where it finished in seventh place with 17 medals. Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News, Pyeongchang."