(Shaanxi National Games) "National Games for the People", the ancient city of Xi'an "Go together"
China News Service, Xi'an, September 27th, title: "National Games for All", the ancient city of Xi'an "Go together"
China News Agency reporter Zhang Yichen and Xing Chong
Xi'an, this is a city famous in the world for its history.
The ancient capital of the thirteen dynasties carried the years, and the wheels of the unification of the Chinese nation have since rolled forward.
Today, when China’s largest and highest-level comprehensive sports meet comes to China’s central and western regions for the first time, it meets Xi’an. The important birthplace is surging, and the pulse of the ancient city is jumping because of sports.
On September 26, the women's marathon final of the track and field events of the 14th National Games was held in Xi'an.
The picture shows the players rushing to the starting point.
China News Agency reporter Zhang Yuanshe
Outside the city wall of Yongning Gate in Xi'an, the marathon race is in full swing, and the continuous rain failed to stop the people's enthusiasm for watching the race.
This National Games marathon can be regarded as the highest level matchup in China in recent years. Many marathon enthusiasts stopped by the track to get a glimpse of China's top athletes.
A citizen said that he came to the scene to see how professional athletes "horse horses" and how to overcome the effects of rain.
At the Xi'an Olympic Sports Center, the men's 100-meter trapeze shot was about to fire, and more than 20,000 spectators poured into the scene.
This is the first time a domestic track and field event has been opened to the outside world in two years, and 20,000 tickets have already been sold out.
Under strict epidemic prevention regulations, the audience entered the venue in an orderly manner, and the audience cheered the "China Speed" Su Bingtian.
On September 21, in the men's 100-meter trapeze at the 14th National Games in Xi'an, Su Bingtian from Guangdong won the championship with a time of 9.95 seconds.
Zhejiang player Xie Zhenye and Hubei ironman Wu Zhiqiang won the runner-up and third runner-up with 10.10. and 10.18 respectively.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Mao Jianjun
In recent years, a series of events such as the City Wall International Marathon and the China Athletics Street Tour have been launched, which has allowed sports genes to penetrate the streets and alleys of the ancient city.
Under the normalization of epidemic prevention and control, China's first major domestic comprehensive sports event arrived in Xi'an as scheduled, and the people's passion for sports was further ignited.
In the development of China's sports industry, the National Games has always played the role of "vane".
With the increasing diversification of sports in social life, the positioning of the National Games has changed from "Olympic Training Grounds" to "National Games for All". The relationship has also become closer.
In December 2015, Shaanxi, which bid for the third National Games, finally realized its dream.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of the National Games, Xi’an’s 4 subway lines were completed and opened to traffic, 17 expressways and 11 large-scale interactive interchanges were completed and put into use, the 5 bridges and 2 tunnels across the Chanba River were all completed and opened to traffic, and the reconstruction project of the north square of the railway station was completed and put into operation... …The acceleration of urban construction at the National Games is clearly visible.
Also pressing the fast forward button also has the quality connotation of the whole city.
In order to welcome the National Games, Xi'an has built more than 710 fitness facilities projects to create a "15-minute fitness circle". Sports parks, fitness trails, and multi-functional fitness venues have become another city's business card.
The 53 newly built or renovated stadiums will be open to the public after the conference. The Xi'an Olympic Sports Center on the banks of the Bahe River will serve as the new coordinate for sports in western China. The "post-National Games era" will welcome the arrival of more top international events.
In the future, when people look back at the National Games under this special time node, they may not help feeling that this is not only a National Games in China, but also a National Games with common meaning-"Simple, safe and exciting The requirements for running the games and the concept of running the “National Games for all” are not only the key to the smooth holding of the National Games, but also in line with the development trend of the international Olympic movement.
"Hold a meeting well and invigorate a city."
Xi'an, which has comprehensively improved the level of urban construction management, is just a microcosm of the current urban development in China.
"National Games for the whole people", the ancient city of Xi'an, "walking together" with all the power of the city, is the best explanation for the new connotation of sports in the new era.
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