The main torch of the 2008 Beijing Olympics was lit, and the curtain of the Beijing Olympics officially opened. Photo by China News Agency reporter Ren Chenming
Today, twelve years ago, the Beijing Olympics, which attracted worldwide attention, opened in the Bird's Nest. It was the moment when the Chinese dream became a reality.
Time flies, and the memory fragments witnessing history may not fade. During this period, countless stories have woven the road of twelve years of Chinese sports attack.
2009
On August 8, 2009, the country's first "National Fitness Day". Due to the influence of Typhoon Morakot, there was wind and rain in Fuzhou that day, but this did not affect the enthusiasm of sports-loving citizens. They came to the Fujian Provincial Gymnasium to perform indoor sports such as badminton, basketball, and swimming, with unabated passion. Image source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
The first anniversary of the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games has become China's first National Fitness Day. Since then, in the development of China's sports industry, while taking into account the development of competitive sports, the degree of attention to mass sports has continued to increase.
In recent years, there have been more and more ways for people to exercise, and sports infrastructure is constantly being built. Of course, for a country with a large population like China, there is still a long way to go if it is to truly cultivate fitness habits for the whole people and be able to exercise easily at any time.
2010
On February 26, 2010, local time, Chinese athlete Wang Meng won the gold medal in the women's 1,000-meter short-track speed skating final at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, with a score of 1:29.213. So far, the Chinese women's short track speed skating team has won all four gold medals in the women's winter Olympics, becoming the first team to win all four gold medals in women's short track speed skating. Photo by Sheng Jiapeng issued by China News Service
For ordinary audiences, the star athletes in summer events are blooming, while winter events are mostly unpopular. Short track speed skating is one of the trump cards of China's winter sports. From Yang Yang to Wang Meng, all of them have set off the upsurge of short track speed skating in China.
After the Beijing Olympics created good results in the summer events, the winter events are not to be outdone and continue to break through. The emergence of such star players and ace events has greatly promoted the popularization of unpopular events.
2011
On June 4, 2011 local time, the French Open women's singles final was held at Roland Garros Stadium. Chinese player Li Na defeated Schiavone 2-0 to win the French Open women's singles championship and become the Asian top tennis grand slam. The first person in the event. The picture shows Li Na kissing the French Open championship trophy.
Li Na won the first Grand Slam trophy of a Chinese singles player in the French Open. In addition to its significance at the competitive level, many people have a deeper understanding of professional sports. In addition to tennis, in recent years, China has also continuously produced outstanding professional players in the fields of racing, boxing, and billiards.
Some local sports leagues, despite the word "professional" in their names, are still far from being truly professional. Fortunately, some of the mainstream events have already been on the right track.
2012
On August 7, 2012 local time, in the men's 110-meter hurdles preliminaries for the London Olympics, Liu Xiang accidentally fell and missed the semifinals. The picture shows him kissing the fence. Photo by reporter Liao Pan
Once the proud son of Chinese track and field, he continued his tragic fate, and once again broke the stadium after the Beijing Olympics. Three years after this kiss, Liu Xiang announced his retirement. But to this day, the controversy about him still failed to settle.
Some people believe that Liu Xiang's tragedy stems from the deep-rooted theory of gold medals, while others insist that Liu Xiang's treatment of injuries is improper. But what is certain is that after Liu Xiang, many people are more tolerant of the loss of Chinese athletes.
2013
On the evening of November 9, 2013, the second round of the AFC Champions League final kicked off at Guangzhou Tianhe Sports Center. Guangzhou Evergrande returned to the home court after a 2-2 tie in the first round and tied with the opponent 1-1, with a total score of 3 -3, won 2-1 with the number of away goals, and successfully won the Asian Champions League trophy. Image source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
After the "anti-corruption storm" in football, China's football league has ushered in a period of rapid development. Among them, Evergrande and Lippi are the perfect partners at the forefront of the trend. Winning the AFC Champions League is just a microcosm of the Chinese Super League's recent years, and Lippi has also become the national football coach after winning numerous honors at Evergrande.
Fans who watched the live broadcast and cheered at that time probably would not have thought that in the future, the inside behind the scenery of Chinese professional football will become more and more empty, and Lippi will eventually resign because of the poor performance of the national football team after the game.
2014
On January 2, 2014, the Xiamen International Marathon kicked off at 8 am. This was the first international marathon held in the world in the new year. The scale of 77,000 entries exceeded the previous record. Photo by Wang Dongming
In the second decade of the 21st century, the marathon is definitely one of the fastest growing sports in China. In 2014, there were 51 marathons and related sports events registered by the China Athletics Association. In 2019, a total of 1,828 marathon-scale events were held in all regions of China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan).
During the period of rapid development of events, it is easy to be mixed up. The National Marathon has spurred the development of related industries and brought a lot of chaos. How to maintain quantity while maintaining quality is a question that event organizers need to think about.
2015
On July 31, 2015, the 128th plenary meeting of the International Olympic Committee held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia voted for Beijing to become the host city of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The picture shows the President of the International Olympic Committee Bach (middle) and the Beijing Winter Olympics delegation. Photo by Du Yang issued by China News Service
After dedicating a wonderful summer Olympics to the world, Beijing will also host the Winter Olympics, which makes this ancient and modern city the first double Olympic city in history. Nowadays, the infrastructure construction of the Olympic Games is advancing steadily, and Beijing's Olympic bid promise is fulfilled step by step.
In the summer of 2008, the dazzling fireworks, bright torches, and praise and cheers in different languages over the main Olympic venues will probably be staged again in the winter of 2022.
2016
On August 20, 2016, local time, in the Rio Olympic women's volleyball final, the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the Serbian women's volleyball team 3:1. After winning the Athens Olympics in 2004, they won the Olympic championship again after 12 years. Photo by Du Yang from China News Service
The Chinese women's volleyball team, which fell into a trough after winning a bronze medal in 2008, finally returned to the Olympic podium eight years later. When watching the live broadcast, many viewers may have tears in their eyes when the final victory is locked.
In fact, in the history of the glory of the Chinese women's volleyball team, such ups and downs are not uncommon, but they have worked hard and returned to the top every time. This spirit is the spirit of the women's volleyball team, the Olympic spirit, and it is the spirit of all Chinese people, as demonstrated at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
2017
On May 23, 2017, at the Wuzhen Go Summit in Wuzhen, Zhejiang, the world's number one Ke Jie 9duan and the Go artificial intelligence AlphaGo officially launched the first game of the triple game, starting the second game of the "Man-machine War" season. Ke Jie took the black first, and finally lost to AlphaGo by a quarter of his position.
The genius representing the top wisdom of mankind is powerless in the face of artificial intelligence. This is not only a reality that the Go world needs to accept, but also a proposition that the entire human race needs to think about. The development of science and technology has changed human society, which naturally includes sports.
Technology provides the disabled athletes with the opportunity to run again, but it also creates space for the athletes to "cheat". How sports and technology should get along is still an open question.
2018
At the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, in the performance event League of Legends competition, a Chinese team composed of six e-sports players won the championship. Image source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
"Internet addicted teenagers" can raise the Chinese flag in a foreign country, which may be a big shock to parents who have taught their children to play less games. At the Asian Games in Jakarta, China defeated its strong enemy South Korea and won the championship in the final of the performance project "League of Legends". Also in 2018, the online popularity of the iG team won the League of Legends global championship is even more impressive.
E-sports, like "wild children" wandering outside the door of traditional sports, has a lot of "thorns" that represent negative effects. But modern society is inclusive. Over time, traditional sports began to accept e-sports "reservedly". But whether this kind of contact will develop into a warm hug, or be stabbed by the "thorn" on the e-sports body, may only wait time to prove it.
2019
In the 2019 China Table Tennis Open, Ma Long won the men's singles championship. Liu Guoliang, Chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, attended the award ceremony. China News Agency reporter Chen Wenshe
For many viewers, 2019 is no different for National Ping Pong. It is another 365 days of "boring" championships. But in fact, only Guoping knows the dark tide behind it. 2019 should be regarded as a year for Guoping to cross the thorny fields and get back on track.
At the end of the previous year, Liu Guoliang took the post of chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, and his good results this year affirmed him. Professionals do professional things. Yao Ming, chairman of the Basketball Association, Zhang Jun, chairman of the Badminton Association, and Zhou Jihong, chairman of the Diving Association, together with Liu Guoliang, carry the banner of China's sports reform.
2020
July 3, 2020, the 14th day of the first stage of the 2019-2020 season CBA League semi-finals: Jiangsu Kendia vs Guangdong Hongyuan, Yao Ming accompanied Zhong Nanshan and his wife to the CBA Dongguan Division, and personally presented the second old Guangdong Hongyuan team commemorative jersey. Image source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
For the world sports arena, this is a disastrous year. The new crown pneumonia epidemic has swept the world, the Tokyo Olympics have been postponed, and numerous sports events have been affected. Fortunately, the domestic epidemic in China has been effectively controlled. In the process, we have witnessed heroes come forward.
With the joint efforts of sportsmen and epidemic prevention experts, domestic sports events are gradually recovering. Whether it is the athletes who gritted their teeth in the arena or the medical staff who are struggling to prevent the epidemic, they are the bravest Chinese!