(International Year-end Feature) Unity and Hope: The World's "Compassion and Commonwealth" Winter Olympics can be expected in the future
China News Service, Beijing, December 30th, title: Unity and Hope: The World's "Sympathy and Commonwealth", the Winter Olympics can be expected in the future
China News Agency reporter Wu Xu
"During the difficult period of the epidemic, you have given the world's most precious gift-hope." In the eyes of IOC President Bach, the "late" Tokyo Olympics has become a symbol of human hope in fighting the new crown epidemic, and the upcoming Beijing winter The Olympic Games will inject a new heart booster for the world to get out of the haze of the epidemic.
Under the epidemic, on and off the stadium, sports once again proved that it has the power to change the world.
Tokyo Olympics: ignite the fire of hope for being "late"
The Tokyo Olympics was originally scheduled to open on July 24, 2020, when the Olympic flame was ignited at the Tokyo New National Stadium.
Due to the sudden epidemic, this day was delayed by one year.
The first postponement, the first empty match, the first "self-help" awards... these "firsts" made the Tokyo Olympics leave a unique mark in the 100-year Olympic history.
Even if there is no live audience, the sportsmanship of surpassing oneself and surpassing victory and defeat still touches global audiences in the "cloud".
The success of the Tokyo Olympics is regarded as a common victory for the human family.
It not only shows the desire and will of human beings to refuse to surrender to the new crown virus and work hard to maintain their own life and cultural values, but also once again demonstrates the unique charm of sports.
At the intersection away from politics, the power of promoting peace and enhancing understanding is manifested to the greatest extent.
"The Olympics is a very special phenomenon. In today's world with prominent contradictions and frequent conflicts, the Olympics still reserves an oasis for young people all over the world." As Bach said, it is difficult to find a world like the Olympics. The "stage" allows young people all over the world to forget about skin color, race, and political opinions, get together and compete on an equal footing.
The idea of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay is to light the way forward.
Although the "fire of hope" is long overdue, although the epidemic has not completely passed, and although sports events have not fully recovered, the difficult and meaningful gathering of the Tokyo Olympics has illuminated the way for people to move forward bravely.
Houston World Table Tennis Championships: For the unforgettable commemoration
On November 30, the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships ended successfully in Houston, USA.
What makes people talk about it is that this year coincides with the 50th anniversary of Sino-US "ping pong diplomacy", and this Houston World Table Tennis Championships is the first time in the history of the United States to host a World Table Tennis Championship.
The multinational team formation of China and the United States became the biggest highlight of this event. The athletes of the two countries further interpreted the style of "friendship first and competition second" in the "ping-pong diplomacy".
In today's complex and changeable international situation, the "sports diplomacy" and non-governmental interaction around the World Table Tennis Championships have made the wintering world feel a rare warmth.
Fifty years ago, "Ping Pong Diplomacy" successfully melted the ice that China and the United States had separated from each other for 22 years and opened a new chapter in Sino-U.S. relations.
Today, 50 years later, the Chinese and American players have once again practiced the spirit of friendship, respect and cooperation contained in the "ping-pong diplomacy".
98-year-old Dr. Kissinger said in a video speech at the commemorative event: “I really want everyone to know about table tennis. Knowing that seemingly marginal events like this can contribute to the improvement of international understanding and the relationship between the two great countries. What a contribution it has made to the peace between the two countries."
"The small ball turns the big ball" has become a tale of great power diplomacy, and it also subtly changed the world pattern in the following decades.
When Sino-US relations are at a new crossroads, the exchanges and interactions between the two sides are even more precious.
In view of the far-reaching significance of "ping pong diplomacy", the ITTF has made it clear that the classic case of "ping pong diplomacy" is listed as an important historical heritage of world table tennis.
Beijing Winter Olympics: fulfilling the promise of "together to the future"
As the 2021 Houston World Table Tennis Championships come to a successful conclusion, the "sports year" of 2022 is about to kick off.
In the past two years, due to the spread of the epidemic, a number of large-scale international events have been postponed or cancelled. Against this backdrop, the scheduled holding of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is extremely exciting.
The Beijing Winter Olympics and the Tokyo Olympics are held only half a year apart. This is the first time in history that the Winter Olympics will be held within half a year after the Summer Olympics.
Bach expressed the hope that Beijing and Tokyo can leverage each other's strengths to allow the whole world to maintain or even increase the attention of the Olympic Games.
With the spread of Omi Keron mutant strains, global challenges continue to emerge. The world urgently needs to find opportunities for "more unity" and build a global consensus to jointly tackle challenges.
The Beijing Winter Olympics, which is "together with the future", is just such an opportunity.
"The greatest significance of the Beijing Winter Olympics is to send a positive signal to the world-even though we are facing such a century-old epidemic, the Chinese people and the people of the world can still come together to hold such a grand event. This is enough to prove Human beings can deal with the impact of the epidemic." said Mahsari, a member of the National Committee of the Communist Party of India and the national general secretary of the All India Students Federation.
"Beijing is a pioneer in hosting the Olympic Games in a green environment, and it also inspires the future host country of the Olympic Games." Former United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Eric Solheim said that low-carbon energy, low-carbon venues, low-carbon transportation and low-carbon standards , Will make the Beijing Winter Olympics the greenest Olympics ever.
At present, the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics have entered the sprint stage, and athletes from various countries and regions are also making final preparations.
At this time, some Western politicians made the so-called "boycott" noise in an attempt to disrupt the normal organization of the Winter Olympics.
Said it is noise, in fact, this is also a continuation of their usual behavior of inciting opposing emotions.
When the global epidemic has not subsided, this kind of discordant voice will obviously not become the mainstream harmony of the international community.
On December 11, the declaration of the 10th Olympic Summit firmly issued a common voice in the international sports community to support the Beijing Winter Olympics and oppose the politicization of sports.
In 2022, a "sports year" with unprecedented changes in a century, large-scale international events will not only allow global audiences to experience the charm of sports, but also provide a rare unity "stage" for the international community.
This "stage" is an open demonstration and test of the host's ability to run the game or the mentality of the participating countries.
China has always insisted on unity and cooperation, breaking the waves with the Olympics.
In the coming year, China will successively host a series of international competitions such as the Winter Olympics, the World University Games, and the Asian Games. This fully reflects China's clear attitude in supporting, promoting, and participating in international sports events, and it is also China's practice of the Olympics "more united". Vivid practice of the new maxim.
The world "sympathizes with each other" and goes to the Winter Olympics together.
The next stop, Beijing, is worth looking forward to.
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