On July 5, 2020, Bilbao, Spain, the La Liga match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid was played in the empty stadium of San Manes Stadium.
Alvaro Barrientos
Chinanews client, Beijing, January 1st (Reporter Li He) The fantasy of 2020, after all, will flow into the long river of years and be classified as history.
In a year of "drifting", the sports world has experienced a long wait after countless suspensions and delays, and at the same time it shows the fleeting passing of years in bidding farewell to the legends one after another.
Regardless of sorrow or reluctance, active or passive, 2020 will serve as another node and become a part of history.
The dark clouds of the epidemic are still there, and 2021 will inevitably continue some of the background of the past.
But welcoming it, Chinese sports people have some different expectations in a different sports year like 2021.
On July 20, 2020, on a viewing platform in Tokyo, Japan, a tourist wearing a mask overlooks the main stadium of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Issei Kato
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From 2020 to 2021, the year on the calendar moves one place forward.
In the competitive sports arena, subtle changes are particularly sensitive, especially for those athletes who are already called "veterans".
"In the eyes of others in the past, the age of 30+ should have entered the last years of career, but I never think so." When talking about 2021 as an athlete, Lu Huihui mentioned age. "The last two In terms of overall performance in 2016, both psychologically and athletically, they are constantly maturing and improving. I think the next few years will be the peak of my career."
In 2019, Lu Huihui played 11 victories in 12 matches in various competitions throughout the year, breaking the Asian women's javelin record three times.
Although she failed to continue her victory at the Doha World Championships at the end of the season, as she said, on the eve of the Tokyo Olympics, she ushered in the peak of her career.
And what she was looking forward to at that time was naturally a more complete and unforgettable 2020.
On August 2, 2019, Lu Hui will be in the game.
That night, the trial for the World Athletics Championships kicked off at the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center. Lu Hui will throw 67.98 meters in the women's javelin, setting a new Asian record.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Yu Haiyang
But the 2020 Olympic year started in torment. She said, “When I first learned that the events were suspended or postponed, it was simply difficult, and it felt like the life was very long.”
This may be the voice of athletes all over the world entering 2020.
The world sports arena was almost completely shut down when the epidemic was at its worst.
Today, looking at the Olympics from another starting point, Lu Hui will describe 2020 as "saving strength": "The Olympics has been postponed, but we will use this year to improve special technologies, further strengthen physical fitness, and examine other aspects. The shortcomings are made up and improved through training. Compared with foreign athletes, some are unable to train, and there are even people who are unable to sustain even the most basic life. As a Chinese athlete, I am so happy."
Data map: Lu Huihui in the game.
Photo by Chinanews reporter Sheng Jiapeng
Therefore, at the end of the year, the Olympic year "returned", Lu Huihui was still complacent: "Next year, I will definitely create the best performance in personal history (PB). And I am eager to participate in the third Olympic Games. Make a breakthrough and contribute to the country."
It is the "difficult" 2020 that Lu Huihui cast 67 meters 61 in the training base franchise competition of the China Athletics Association at the end of June, which became the best performance of the women's javelin this year.
In fact, most Chinese athletes will have a similar rhythm to Lu Huihui in 2020-after experiencing a loss, they use physical fitness as a starting point to accumulate strength.
Data map: Xu Jiayu.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
Chinese swimming broke the Asian record and the world record this year, and China’s track and field accounted for many of the world’s best results in 2020. This makes people still look forward to Chinese sports, and when 2021 comes suddenly, Chinese athletes will also In the gradual recovery of the world sports arena, we will make another effort towards the Tokyo Olympics.
The skipping training market is booming.
Photo courtesy of Zhong Shuijun
Catch up
Of course, not all sportsmen are able to switch the "court" like athletes and recharge.
Under the epidemic, not only the suspension of sports events, but the domestic sports industry has also experienced a "vacuum period" for nearly six months.
"The year 2020 feels just beginning and it is over." Zhong Shuijun, vice chairman of the Shanghai Rope Skipping Association and the founder of Jump Rope, defined his 2020 in this way.
Across the two major areas of training and competitions, Zhong Shuijun has a "double" perception of the impact of the epidemic on the sports industry: "Because the development of the entire sports industry is blocked under the influence of the epidemic in 2020, the entire first half of the year will be rested. After losing half a year of time and the market, in the second half of the year, whether it is for competitions or training, we will focus on it. It is still relatively busy. It feels like there is not much time left."
Children participate in skipping training.
Photo courtesy of Zhong Shuijun
Having said that, although training and competitions were restarted in the second half of the year, in his words, "the scale is certainly not as good as before", but he also admitted, "fortunately we survived."
But when 2020, which is not easy, finally passed, he didn’t have much time to rejoice or regret: “We are already planning for 2021. We have to take the missed time, revenue, and some of the original plans that were not completed in 2020. Yes, chase back."
It is conceivable that this is also the New Year's goal and pursuit of all the tenacious "surviving" sports industry workers.
The pursuit of Zhong Shuijun also contains more expectations.
"On the one hand, of course, we want to bring back the lost time and output value. At the same time, we are looking forward to the rope skipping project, including the future."
Data map: Students have a physical education class in the playground.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Xinglong
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In addition to recovering the losses caused by the epidemic, Zhong Shuijun actually has many expectations.
"I think the development of the (Chinese) sports industry has just begun, so at least in the skipping industry, there are great opportunities. At the same time, based on my cooperation experience and market feedback, the integration of sports and education is recognized."
In 2020, the rope skipping training industry Zhong Shuijun engaged in once became the focus of society.
The enthusiasm of the rope skipping training class has aroused extensive discussion, and behind this is the rising status of the sports classroom in school education.
Rope skipping training class training.
Photo courtesy of Zhong Shuijun
In 2020, the rise in the importance of physical education has not stalled due to the epidemic.
A number of documents related to campus sports have been released one after another, and between the lines, they all reveal the orientation of strengthening campus sports education.
At the same time, the introduction and implementation of topics such as "reserving homework in physical education" and "increase in sports scores" have allowed the integration of sports and education to move forward.
"The national policy is now attaching importance to sports, and more and more attention is paid to the project of skipping rope. Whether schools or families, the recognition of skipping rope is not low. With such an environment and opportunities, I look forward to achieving the industry in the next year. Rapid integration with school sports." Zhong Shuijun is full of longing.
Tang Xuepeng, a primary school physical education teacher, has a similar idea.
He said that due to the impact of the epidemic in the first half of the year, students’ time at school was shorter than in previous years, which also made him feel that “2020 will pass very quickly.”
The rope skipping club of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, led by Tang Xuepeng, is in training.
Photo courtesy of Tang Xuepeng
Speaking of this year, what he remembered most was not the epidemic, but the transformation of the students: “Through online learning during the epidemic, after returning to school, you can clearly feel that the abilities of the students have not declined, but improved. Especially after the school organized a series of sports activities, the children changed from not being fond of practicing in the past to active practice between classes and physical education. They took the initiative to exercise and were very motivated."
For this reason, he is looking forward to reaching a new level in teaching in the new year—"teaching, diligence, and regular competition". He uses the short six-character requirements in the "Physical Education and Health" Teaching Reform Guidelines to come. Summarize personal New Year goals.
And what they expect is the broad sky of physical education.
Data map: The picture shows students preparing for the physical exam in a training class in Hangzhou.
Image source: CFP Vision China
Set off
After 2020, usher in 2021, the flow of time not only rushes towards the end of a journey, but also pushes people to the next starting point.
"There are also galaxies in every inch," Ye Xue said of her year.
In 2020, she "unfortunately" became a graduate of a special year-in her words, through a computer, a mobile phone, in a very small space, almost completed all things related to graduation.
Having officially become a sportsman, Ye Xue was able to stand with his favorite team from a closer perspective.
Photo courtesy of Beijing Shougang Basketball Club
But she lamented that she was the lucky one-she joined the Beijing Shougang Basketball Club after graduation and became a member of her beloved team: "How lucky I am to be in close contact with this team I love for a long time , Can witness the unknown stories behind the camera, witness their unyielding, courage, courage, and fearlessness."
And the days when the team was stationed in Zhuji for the game made her sigh, "When life becomes very small and very small, the world and the future seem to become very big and big." In 2021, she has just become a member of the sports circle, ushering in a new starting point : "I hope to improve myself as much as possible, improve some professional knowledge, and better serve the team."
She is looking forward to becoming a better person with her beloved team as a "person".
Wang Tong shows the ticket.
Image source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
In 2020, Wang Tong's identity is also known to many people-fans.
After the CBA rematch, he was one of the first fans to enter the stadium to watch the game.
Speaking of the plan for 2021, he responded straightforwardly: "Let me watch an All-Star game live."
Of course this is just a joke, but being able to watch the game live is indeed in his expectation.
"Last season felt that the rematch was too short, and it was over before I watched it enough." Speaking of this memory, he remembered two words most deeply, leader.
The picture shows Yi Jianlian injured and fell to the ground without contact.
Image source: Visual China
"I saw Yi Jianlian fall injured on the scene, and then when the awards were presented, his teammates kicked him up. At that time, I really only thought of one word,'leader'."
At the same time, Wang Tong could not help but sigh: "He once said that he was not qualified as a leader, but he was indeed the backbone of a generation of Chinese men's basketball. After the fall of the Arab League, he suddenly realized that there was no Chinese men's basketball team. A leader who can succeed."
But as a fan, his expectation for the new year is not the rise of the Chinese men's basketball team, because he knows that this cannot be done overnight: "A team and a group cannot always be in a leading position. So I am looking forward to it. Only in the new season, more rookies can emerge in the CBA arena. Of course, I hope that fans have hope for the future, but don’t be overly sensitive to results. Take a rational look at some of the failures that have already occurred, and don’t just because of temporary results and temporary failures. I have been verbally abused or blamed some people."
Several mistakes in the World Cup once made Zhou Qi ridiculed by fans in the following CBA season.
"I still hope that everyone can unite and make our entire sports industry more prosperous. When some things change from quantitative to qualitative, the things we love will naturally become better." Wang Tong said with expectations.
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