Sports Golden Week Ⅰ | Pay tribute to the magnificent era with the power of sports

　　WASHINGTON client Beijing October 1 electrical

　　Reporter Yue Chuan

　　Throughout the year, the Spring Festival and the National Day will not be left behind in the days of anticipation with your fingers.

That is a symbol of celebration.

　　But in this Year of the Gengzi Rat, the Spring Festival and the National Day are completely different.

Drawing: Ni Wenbing

　　Eight months ago during the Spring Festival holiday, the new crown pneumonia epidemic became an uninvited guest at the New Year’s Eve dinner table. The reunion of visiting relatives and friends was replaced by phone greetings at home; eight months later, during the November holiday, production was forced to stall Life has gradually recovered, and the industry predicts that the number of tourists during this period may reach as much as 600 million.

　　The first month cannot be stranger, and the eleventh cannot be more familiar.

Behind this lies the determination and action of the people across the country to help each other and overcome difficulties together.

　　The "Vulcan Mountain" and "Thunder Mountain" that rose from the ground in a short period of time, one after another square cabin hospitals were built and put into use, batch after batch of medical staff rushed to the front line... These shining marks of the times are destined Will be remembered in history in the most special way.

The medical staff of the shelter hospital waved goodbye to the cured patients.

Photo by China News Agency reporter An Yuan

　　In this majestic "war epidemic" picture, sports are not absent.

At the beginning of the epidemic, at the moment when it was most necessary to unite and work together, the energy of sports gushed out from all directions, and finally merged into a torrent, adding a passion and perseverance to the fight against the epidemic.

　　In Seoul, South Korea, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong, who won the double skating champions of the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships for the 6th time, had tears in their eyes and led the audience to shout "Come on China, Come on Wuhan";

　　In Belgrade, Serbia, the Chinese women's basketball team defeated the world's third-ranked Spanish team to qualify for the Olympics ahead of schedule. The girls’ boots read "Come on, China, Wuhan";

Data map: The Chinese women's basketball team shouted "Come on Wuhan" with the fans after the match.

Image source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency

　　In Dresden, Germany, Ren Ziwei before the starting line of the World Cup final made an action of eating hot and dry noodles, and then he led the way to win this heavy gold medal;

　　In Las Vegas, USA, Zhang Weili, who was able to compete by bypassing half of the globe, defended the gold belt away. With swollen eyes, she dedicated her victory to Wuhan and her motherland;

　　On the highest peak in the world, the 2020 Everest Elevation Team climbed to the top as scheduled and re-measured the world’s third pole. The braves’ feats of overcoming all obstacles inspired the people...

Data map: On May 27th, 2020 Mount Everest elevation measurement climbing team members carried out survey work on the summit.

Photo by Xinhua News Agency special correspondent Tashi Ciren

　　Not afraid of hardships and becoming stronger when faced with strength. This is exactly the spirit passed down by the Chinese sports people over the past decade, and it also shows the mission and responsibility of sports at special moments.

This spiritual temperament spreads all over the world with the firm belief of the Chinese nation to fight against the epidemic without fear of difficulties.

　　Just like the sonorous and powerful voice from the Chinese women's basketball locker room, the words are still in my ears:

　　"When a person is needed to stand up, it is brave; when a team is needed to come forward, it is called responsibility; when a country is in adversity and calls for a spirit, it is mission, faith, and indomitable progress! "

Data map: CBA semifinal photo source: Vision China

　　The power of sports has always been there.

The movie "Win the Championship" is being released. The Chinese women's volleyball team that became the pride of the Chinese in the 1980s inspired the entire Chinese nation.

The long-standing women's volleyball spirit has always inspired and inspired the people of the country to fight hard and hard.

　　The power of sports does not stop there.

During the CBA rematch, Yao Ming, chairman of the Basketball Association, said: "As the first major national sporting event to restart in China, the CBA rematch is of far-reaching strategic significance for the comprehensive promotion of resumption of work and production, restoration of life order, and its social impact has exceeded basketball. itself."

　　The power of sports is becoming more and more surging.

Whether it’s the Asian Games 30 years ago, the Olympic Games 12 years ago, or the Winter Olympics in preparation, they are all manifestations of sports that promote social development.

And this qualitative improvement is inseparable from the accumulation of quantity, which stems from more and more people, from bystanders to participants in sports.

Data map: The opening ceremony of the 11th Asian Games was held in Beijing on September 22, 1990. This is the first time that China has hosted a comprehensive international sports competition.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Shu Yuancheng

　　Although the sudden epidemic has pressed the "pause button" for life, it is just like a mirror, reflecting that sports have long been integrated into our lives, and it is difficult to be separated from it.

　　During the epidemic, various home fitness tips emerged one after another. The "Living Room Challenge" that was popular in the circle of friends was full of tricks, and road running events were moved online one by one... Behind this, people's knowledge of sports is constantly enriched.

　　With the tremendous improvement in material life and the continuous deepening of national fitness, people have a more comprehensive definition of a healthy life and more urgent pursuit.

The wheels of the times are rolling forward, and this pursuit will only become stronger in the future.

Children are jogging in the track and field field of Beijing Tiantan Sports Activity Center on August 8.

On the same day, the Beijing Tiantan Sports Activity Center held a national fitness running event, and citizens jogged to welcome the arrival of the "National Fitness Day".

Photo by China News Agency reporter Jiang Qiming

　　In this magnificent era, sports have long been given more diversified meanings.

It is already one-sided and thin to use only competing for gold and silver and physical fitness as a footnote.

　　Every challenge will continue to extend the connotation and outline of sports.

Just like in this extraordinary 2020, the perseverance and courage conveyed by sports people, the appeal and cohesion displayed by sportsmanship, and the mission and responsibility of sports interpretation have reached a new level.

　　Whether you are in the land of China or a foreign country; whether you are on the front line of the anti-epidemic or in front of the TV... When the five-star red flag once again flutters on the top of Mount Everest, when "China, come on, Wuhan" appeared in front of the camera over and over again, we Not only are tears in our eyes, our hearts are more firmly united.

Data map: On August 20, 2016, in the Rio Olympic Women's Volleyball Final, the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the Serbian team 3-1, and won the Olympic gold medal after 12 years.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Du Yang

　　This moving power comes from sports.

When the joint forces gathered in the name of sports are integrated into the great torrent of national rejuvenation, the Chinese nation will be more calm, united, more determined, and more confident in the face of difficulties.

　　If sports are strong, China will be strong, and national sports will flourish. Building a sports-powered country even carries the dream of national prosperity and national rejuvenation.

Chinese sports is in the ascendant, and it continues to move forward, becoming an inexhaustible source of power for this great dream.

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