Soldiers are the Great Wall of Steel to defend their homes and the country, and a solid barrier for the people to live and work in peace and contentment.
When soldiers put on sportswear, in a sense, they guard the growth, development, and expansion of China's sports in a unique way.
Today, the Military Sports Training Center of the Training Management Department of the Central Military Commission announced that the military will no longer retain competitive sports teams with strong mass character and rich social resources, and will no longer participate in national comprehensive sports games and individual events.
This also means that the banner of "August 1st" will be sealed on the professional arena of Chinese sports.
Looking back at this moment, those unforgettable classics are constantly pouring out from the depths of my mind.
Among them, there are the storms in the trough, the magnificent mountains and rivers when cheering, the perseverance and perseverance in the arena, and the solemn military salute under the five-star red flag...
These have also become eternal classics for Chinese military athletes to stay on the field.
Mu Tiezhu (second from left) and Kuang Lubin, members of the Chinese Bayi Men’s Basketball Team, receive the trophy and commemorative cup for the Asian Trial Tournament of the First World Men’s Basketball Club Championship (photographed in April 1981).
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"China's half basket"
Looking back at the history of Chinese basketball, it is difficult to see from a "iron tower" with a height of 2.28 meters.
Just as the opponents of the Chinese men's basketball team were insurmountable, Mu Tiezhu single-handedly propped up the team's inside line, and even propped up the banner of Chinese basketball in the 1970s and 1980s.
As the pillar of Chinese basketball at that time, Mu Tiezhu joined the Jinan Military Region basketball team in 1972. During his 20-year basketball career, he has won countless honors and is also known as "China's half basket."
"August 1st" team member Mu Tiezhu (above right) shoots during a game with the American National Men's Basketball Team who was invited to visit China (photographed in April 1979).
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In the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok, Mu Tiezhu led the Chinese men's basketball team to the top of Asia for the first time.
The following year, he led the then Bayi team with two victories to visit the American College Student Union, which attracted the attention of the world basketball.
Mu Tiezhu once scored 80 points in a game, leaving a record no one can break in the Chinese basketball world.
When the "little giant" Yao Ming talks about this predecessor, it can only be "a kind of looking up, a kind of admiration."
On the evening of August 5, 1992, the Chinese women's basketball team with Zheng Haixia as the center forward defeated the Cuban team and entered the Barcelona Olympic women's basketball final.
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"Zheng Haixia Times"
If Mu Tiezhu’s failure to represent the Chinese men’s basketball team in the Olympics is one of the few regrets in his career, then for the Chinese women’s basketball senior Zheng Haixia, the Olympics are a symbol of honor.
In 1982, Zheng Haixia entered the Bayi team and entered the national team as she wished in 1983, thus opening an unprecedented "Zheng Haixia era" for the Chinese women's basketball team.
She is tall, strong and capable of offensive and defensive skills. She has also become one of the few tall centers in the history of the Chinese women's basketball team with strong scoring ability.
Data map: Zheng Haixia Image source: Xinhuanet
In the 1983 World Championships, Zheng Haixia won the third place with the national team; in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the 17-year-old Zheng Haixia participated as the main center of the Chinese women's basketball team and won the bronze medal; in 1992, Zheng Haixia and his teammates won the silver medal at the Barcelona Olympics.
In 1997, Zheng Haixia participated in the American WNBA game and became the first Asian to get involved in the game.
She has won the love of fans in the United States and even the world for her flexible coordination and ability to attack and defend. Zheng Haixia, who has gone abroad, is also called the "Great Wall of China" by foreign reporters.
Chen Zhaodi (second from right) data map.
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Five consecutive championships and "Desperate Saburo"
In the 1980s, the women's volleyball girls won five consecutive championships with magnificent vigor and created a new chapter in China's "three major goals".
Among the Chinese women's volleyball players on the highest podium, Chen Zhaodi was not the most conspicuous one.
As the core member of the Chinese women's volleyball team during the five consecutive championships, Chen Zhaodi has excellent defense and comprehensive skills, and he is able to survive the critical moment. He has also become the "fighting Saburo" in the women's volleyball team.
In the final battle between the Chinese and Japanese women's volleyball team in the 1981 World Cup, Chen Zhaodi insisted on playing with injuries. When the Chinese women's volleyball team finally won the first world championship, she was too painful to stand up. In the end, her teammates carried her on their backs and led the team together. Podium.
On July 14, 2006, the Central Military Commission officially approved Chen Zhaodi's promotion to the rank of major general.
She said: "If winning the championship is the persistent pursuit of athletes, and being a general is the glorious dream of a soldier, now I really have a dream come true. However, for me, it is both an encouragement and a kind of Spur."
On February 10, 1992, Ye Qiaobo at the award ceremony.
In 1992, the 16th Winter Olympics was held in Albertville, France. Ye Qiaobo won two silver medals in women's speed skating 500 meters and 1000 meters, ending the history of no medals in the Chinese Winter Olympics.
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"Qiaobo Spirit"
In May 1992, the Central Military Commission issued an order to award speed skater Ye Qiaobo the honorary title of "Top Sportsman".
That year, the military athlete won the first Chinese medal in the Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.
At that Winter Olympics, Ye Qiaobo won two silver medals in the 1000-meter and 500-meter speed skating, which made China a breakthrough with zero medals in the history of the Winter Olympics.
The only regret is that in her best 500m speed skating, due to the collision of the opposing players, she missed the championship by only 0.02 seconds.
In 1992, at the 16th Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, Ye Qiaobo went with ice skates and triumphed in a wheelchair, which became a sports myth.
Photo by Zhao Tongjie issued by China News Service
In order to achieve the dream of winning the Winter Olympics, Ye Qiaobo continued to fight on the ice rink, but her injuries prevented her from undergoing surgical treatment on the eve of another Winter Olympics.
A total of 8 broken bones were removed from Ye Qiaobo's knee. Even if the doctor issued a warning, she still decided to participate in the last Winter Olympics.
In 1994, Ye Qiaobo participated in the war with an injury and won the bronze medal in the women's 1000m speed skating competition at the 17th Winter Olympics. This bronze medal is both tragic and a meritorious medal.
Stepping on the road to skating at the age of 9, Ye Qiaobo has participated in 124 important domestic and foreign competitions and won 133 medals, of which 68 gold medals, 23 world championships... Ye Qiaobo, a soldier, has become China’s perseverance spirit. Speed skating started again and was a monument in the era of chasing the world.
In the 2012 London Olympics badminton men's singles final, Chinese player Lin Dan held a national flag to celebrate his victory.
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Super Dan
On July 4 this year, Chinese badminton star Lin Dan announced his retirement through his personal social media platform and personally fixed his career in the midsummer of 2020. The 20-year national player career stopped there.
In 1995, 12-year-old Lin Dan won the men's singles championship in the national youth competition. He was favored by the People's Liberation Army. He soon joined the Bayi Industrial Brigade and became a soldier.
Five years later, Lin Dan was selected for the national team, and a legend has since ushered in a new chapter.
In the 2005 World Cup badminton match, Lin Dan defeated Thailand's Bosana and won his first personal world championship.
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Lin Dan is the first Grand Slam player in the history of badminton who has an Olympic champion, a World Championship champion, a World Cup champion, Asian Games champion, Asian Championship champion, All England champion and multiple World Badminton Super Series champions. .
For badminton, he is the "greatest player". For fans, he is a super Dan. In the face of countless opponents who have risen to challenges in his career, Lin Dan has proved to the world that he is the strongest king of badminton.
As an unprecedented double lap grand slam in the world of badminton, Lin Dan's greatness lies in his unyielding tenacity and his domineering arrogance at the top. After he won the championship, the picture of saluting the five-star red flag has become a classic of Chinese sports.
In June 1984, Ma Yanhong (left), who was about to participate in the 23rd Olympic Games, talked with Wu Jiani between training sessions.
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"Ma Yan Hongxia"
When it comes to the origin of Chinese gymnastics pride, Ma Yanhong's name cannot be ignored.
Born in 1963, she was selected to the "August 1" gymnastics team at the age of 12. When she was less than 16, she represented the Chinese team in the Fort Worth Gymnastics World Championships in the United States and won the uneven bars gold medal.
On the stage of the World Gymnastics Competition, the Chinese team won the first gold as hoped.
Ma Yanhong's significance to Chinese gymnastics can be described as a landmark.
In the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, she once again ruled the uneven bars and became the first Chinese female gymnast to win gold in the Olympics.
Ma Yan's red-bellied gymnastic exercise was the first gymnastic movement named after a Chinese athlete.
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The historic breakthrough originated from Ma Yanhong's sweat and tears day and night, and was also related to the "secret weapon" she carefully prepared.
In the 1979 World Championships in the United States, she used a very shocking move to finalize the final moments of the game.
Abdominal loop stretches the bar behind the body to flip 360 degrees, such a difficult movement can be described as unprecedented.
At the World Championships two years later, her movement was officially named "Ma Yanhongxia", which was also the first gymnastic movement named after a Chinese.
Liu Guoliang and Wang Hao salute the army at the London Olympic Games.
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Fat man who doesn't understand the ball
On the field, Liu Guoliang has been a core member of the National Table Tennis Men’s Team from 1993 to 2001. He is the first "Grand Slam" winner in the history of Chinese men’s table tennis to integrate the Olympic, World Table Tennis Championships, and World Cup champions. .
Made great contributions to the rise of National Ping Pong from the trough of the 1990s.
As a coach, he has served as the coach of the national team since he retired in 2002. Although he lost the men’s singles gold medal in the Athens Olympics and failed to give Liu Guoliang a good start to his coaching career, the failure did not stop him and the national table tennis from advancing. He won 63 world championships and trained many top players such as Malone and Zhang Jike. It was his coaching answer sheet.
On August 1, 1996, Liu Guoliang won the men's singles gold medal in table tennis at the Atlanta Olympics.
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Now, as the chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, Liu Guoliang is leading the team to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics, which is under unprecedented pressure. In his heart, he still remembers that he was once a soldier.
Liu Guoliang joined the Bayi Table Tennis Team at the age of 10, and since then he has a special relationship with Olive Green.
Fighting for the country is the glory of a lifetime. Liu Guoliang also said frankly: "Thank you for the 30 years of cultivation of the Bayi team, and thank the comrades who have fought side by side with me and continue to fight."
Li Fusheng saves the moment
"Iron Gate" Li Fusheng
Li Fusheng is the first legendary national gate in Chinese football history.
From the beginning of the Bangkok Asian Games in 1978 to the 1984 Asian Cup, Li Fusheng, nicknamed "Iron Gate", was the head of the country.
Li Fusheng's reaction is extremely sensitive and his body is also very flexible.
In the 1982 World Cup qualifiers, Li Fusheng was selected for the Asian Star Team with his outstanding performance, becoming the first Chinese player to be selected for the Asian Star Team.
As the main goalkeeper of the national team in the early 1980s, Li Fusheng's famous work was in the 1981 World Cup qualifiers, when the Chinese team played against Kuwait, he calmly saved the Kuwait team’s penalty and ensured the Chinese team’s Advantages and the final 3-0 victory.
Li Fusheng saves the moment
The meaning of victory in that game was completely beyond the scope of football, and Li Fusheng's heroic posture of saving the penalty kick was also fixed in the hearts of Chinese fans and became a classic moment in the collective memory of Chinese football in that era.
After retiring in 1984, Li Fusheng poured his love for sports into the Bayi team. He will serve as the political commissar and head coach of the Bayi Football Team, and in 1999, he will be the captain of the Bayi Industrial Team.
On October 18, 2019, the opening ceremony of the 7th Military World Games was held in Wuhan Sports Center.
The picture shows the torchbearer Liu Yudong running towards the torch stand.
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"God of War" Liu Yudong
Liu Yudong, this name means a lot to Chinese basketball-7 times representing Bayi team won the CBA championship, 3 times representing the Chinese team won the Asian Championships, 2 times as the main player in the Olympic Games, writing "God of War" legend.
Liu Yudong said that after more than 30 years of enlistment in the army, his status as a soldier has given him the personality of "steel-hard".
Liu Yudong (right) jumped to shoot under the defense of the opposing player.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiao Weiping
With heavy exercise all year round, Liu Yudong's knee joint was scarred.
The doctor once removed 10 whole bones from his knee joint.
10 small pieces of bones were worn in the knees, and most people can't walk, but he endured the pain and won the league championship with his teammates.
On the evening of October 18, 2019, at the 7th World Military Games, the last torchbearer Liu Yudong held the "Peace and Glory" torch to light the main torch tower of the game. He said: "Our mission is to keep the spirit of August 1st alive. Pass it on!"
The head coach of China's Bayi Men's Basketball Team Wang Zhizhi (first from left) marches.
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"The Boy Who Chased Wind" Wang Zhizhi
On the day before the Military Sports Training Center of the Training Management Department of the Central Military Commission announced that the army would no longer retain competitive sports teams with strong masses and rich social resources, the Chinese Basketball Association declared that the Bayi team was on the professional stage of Chinese basketball in 84 words. The curtain call.
If you want to find out the labels that run through the Bayi Men's Basketball Team from beginning to end, Wang Zhizhi, who has appeared on this team as a player, assistant coach, and head coach, is the best choice.
August 1st Nanchang team coach Wang Zhizhi (first from right) in the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
Wang Zhizhi has done his best to the Bayi team and led the team to win seven championships.
On February 16, 2014, Wang Zhizhi, who completed the final battle of his career, once said to the 6,000 spectators at the scene: "Thank you for staying with me to the end and paying tribute to everyone who dreams of basketball."
This sentence, this time, was given to Da Zhi and also used to bid farewell to Bayi basketball.