Chinanews client, Beijing, October 27th, title: From the 100-year dream of the Olympics to the 100-day countdown of the Winter Olympics. China, walk through like this!
Reporter Wang Yu
Time can always truthfully record every step forward and witness history at a special moment.
On the evening of October 26, the countdown hand passed 20 o'clock.
Singing singing, medals released... The preparations for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics officially entered the final 100-day sprint, ushering in a critical period of decisive victory.
At this moment, in the world's first venue to achieve a "water-to-ice transition"-the National Swimming Center, wheelchair curling athletes are strategizing and show the charm of ice sports in the transition between "dynamic and static".
More than a hundred kilometers away, the National Snow Sledding Center, which is entrenched at the foot of Xiaohaituo Mountain in Yanqing Division like a "Snow Dragon", is ushering in the first international event after its completion. Athletes from 24 countries and regions are performing the ultimate here. The speed and passion.
Winter Olympic curling venue The Winter Olympic curling venue, also known as the "Ice Cube", was converted from the 2008 Olympic Games venue "Water Cube" and is the world's first venue to achieve "water-to-ice conversion".
Image source: Visual China
The river is rushing and the wind is strong.
Looking inside and outside the Great Wall, ice and snow sports have become popular on the vast land of China, a scene of all-people participation and excitement.
For the next 100 days and nights, along with the passion for ice and snow of 1.4 billion people, the Beijing Winter Olympics will take advantage of the momentum and look forward to sharing the glory of the Winter Olympics and the "Double Olympic City" with guests and friends from all over the world. .
Three Questions about the Sick Man in East Asia and the Olympics
It seems ordinary and strange, but it is as easy but difficult.
In 1896, the "Zi Lin Xi Bao" founded by the British published an article ridiculing and mocking everything in China at that time, calling China the "sick man of East Asia."
This heavily prejudiced term has also become a lingering label of shame on the poor and weak China a hundred years ago.
In the same year, the first Modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece.
Before the start of the competition, the organizing committee sends out invitations to countries around the world.
The Qing government, which had just been defeated in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, eventually only sent observers to the meeting.
The emblem of the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games
In 1908, Chinese intellectuals and young students eager to prosper the country and the people, put forward the "Three Questions of the Olympics" in the "Tianjin Youth" magazine: "When can China send athletes to participate in the Olympics? When will our athletes get one? Olympic gold medal? When will our country be able to host the Olympics?"
Word by word was shocking, but China, which was poor and weak at the time, could not answer.
It wasn't until 36 years after the birth of the modern Olympic Games that Chinese sprinter Liu Changchun went to the event single-handedly and stood alone on the runway of the Los Angeles Olympics. The Olympics stage finally ushered in the Chinese for the first time.
Behind Liu Changchun is China, where the mountains and rivers were broken and the national fortune was difficult at that time. It was also the yearning and pursuit of 40,000 people for the Olympic movement. "Hope you go forward bravely, let my younger generations stay away from such suffering." It was also when he left behind. Wish.
On July 30, 1932, the 10th Olympic Games was held in Los Angeles, USA. In this Olympic Games, sprinter Liu Changchun became the first Chinese athlete to participate in the Olympic Games.
Source of pictures from Xinhua News Agency: Xinhuanet
From the Nankai playground in 1908, students could only watch the grand occasion of the London Olympics through slides, to the time when Liu Changchun went to the meeting alone on the "President Wilson" cruise ship in 1932, the outline of the Olympic movement became more and more clearly presented to the Chinese people.
Until the Tokyo Olympics, "Asian trapeze" Su Bingtian ran a time of 9.83 seconds, raising the Asian record by 0.08 seconds.
He said that Liu Changchun set a precedent for China's sprinting to participate in the Olympics, and he also fulfilled the entrustment of previous generations.
The arduous journey of Liu Changchun, the first person in the Olympic Games in China, is like a starlight that cuts through the night, illuminating the way for Chinese people to participate in the Olympic movement, and it has also become a true portrayal of the ill-fated and hopeful Chinese nation at that time.
Return to the Olympics and first gold glory
At the beginning of the founding of New China, in order to improve the level of domestic competitive sports and the health of the people, on September 13, 1959, the first National Games opened in Beijing.
More than 10,000 athletes from 29 delegations competed in 36 competitions, 6 performances, and more than 10,000 athletes from 29 delegations. A total of 7 people broke 4 world records 4 times... The first National Games not only demonstrated the excellence of sports athletes in New China The demeanor has also become the cornerstone and booster of the development of China's sports industry.
On July 29, 1952, the five-star red flag was raised at the Olympic venue for the first time.
Source of pictures from Xinhua News Agency: Xinhuanet
Stepping down the bumps into the road, fighting against the difficulties and dangers and set off.
On October 25, 1979, Nagoya, Japan, the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee passed a resolution to restore the legal seat of the People’s Republic of China in the International Olympic Committee, thus starting a new journey for Chinese sports to the world.
This not only opened a new chapter in the international Olympic movement, but for more than 40 years since then, as an active participant and devotee of the Olympic movement, sports has also become an important medium for China to embrace and integrate into the world.
It took the Chinese 24 years to answer the first question of the "Three Questions of the Olympics", but it took 76 years for the arrival of the first Olympic gold medal.
Liu Hongtu, the son of Liu Changchun, once recalled: “Father’s wishes are twofold: one is that the Chinese can win the gold medal in the Olympics, so that the Chinese flag and national anthem can be spread to the world through the Olympic stadium; the other is that China will one day host the Olympics. ."
And Liu Changchun's first last wish was successfully fulfilled in the second year of his death.
The place where China won the first Olympic gold medal was Los Angeles, where he boarded the Olympic venue at the beginning of the year.
On July 29, 1984, Xu Haifeng (right) received congratulations after winning the championship.
Source of pictures from Xinhua News Agency: Xinhuanet
In the 1984 Olympics, Xu Haifeng won a precious gold medal in the men's pistol slow-fire competition, making the world the first time to see the five-star red flag rising at the highest point of the Olympic award ceremony.
This shot rewrote the history of no Olympic champion in China, and washed away the shame of the "sick man in East Asia" for more than a hundred years.
Samaranch, then president of the International Olympic Committee, personally put the gold medal on Xu Haifeng’s chest. He said excitedly, “This is a great day in the history of Chinese sports!” The Olympic stadium reflects the turning point of the fate of this country and nation. , Also records China's struggle in its own way.
For the Chinese more than 30 years ago, the significance of this Olympic gold medal has long gone beyond the scope of sports.
Being able to win the Olympic Games, which symbolizes the highest level, not only broke foreigners’ perception and impression of China in the past, but Chinese sports also took this opportunity to catch up and embark on a glorious road.
Unparalleled and the Olympic change
With the success of the Beijing Asian Games, "Asian Games is a success, everyone looks forward to the Olympics" has become the voice of the generation at that time.
In 1993, Beijing made its first bid to host the Olympics, but lost to Sydney.
Eight years later, as Samaranch himself said "Beijing", the 100-year Olympics will realize China's dream.
On the evening of August 8, 2008, the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games was grandly opened at the National Stadium ("Bird's Nest").
Photo by China News Agency reporter Mao Jianjun
From 1908 to 2008, from the "Three Questions of the Olympics" to "Beijing Welcomes You", it took China a whole hundred years to finally be closely linked with the most influential sports event on the planet.
Samaranch once commented on the Beijing Olympics: "I have participated in and watched the Olympics since 1952. Among the previous Olympics, the Beijing Olympics is the most exciting and successful. Chinese, you are not only for your motherland, but also for the Olympic movement. Made an important contribution."
The most successful Olympic Games lies not only in the flawless preparation process, but also in the magnificent opening ceremony, not only in the amazing Bird's Nest and Water Cube, but not only in the Chinese athletes who have won glory for the country and have been the top leaders several times. The prize is even more because it allows the world to understand China and allows China to enter the world.
Before the free self-selection finals of the Flower Tour Group event held on August 23, 2008, the American team members displayed the banner "Thank you, China" when they entered the field. This scene was unforgettable.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Du Yang
The Olympics pursue both winds and rains, and 90,000 miles of wind and wind are moving forward.
The hosting of the Beijing Olympics has further enhanced China's international prestige and national identity, and strengthened social cohesion. The Olympic spirit of "higher, faster, stronger" fits in with China's development and extends new meanings.
The Olympic Games brought to China not just a sports meeting, but a subtle change in social cognition. It brought profound changes to society and people, and its influence has continued to this day.
Following the release of policy documents such as the "Outline for Building a Powerful Sports Country" and "Several Opinions on Accelerating the Development of the Sports Industry and Promoting Sports Consumption", the national fitness strategy for all has been implemented in depth.
At the end of 2020, China’s per capita sports field area will reach 2.2 square meters, and the proportion of people who regularly participate in physical exercise will reach 37.2%; the status and role of the sports industry in the national economy have been significantly improved, and the total scale of the national sports industry will increase from 1.71 trillion yuan from 2015 to 2019 It jumped to 2.95 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 14.6%.
Chinese player Su Bingtian became the first Asian to break into the 100-meter trapeze contest. The last shot ended and Su Bingtian ranked sixth.
At the Tokyo Olympics, when Su Bingtian regretted missing the 100-meter medal, Liu Shiwen/Xu Xin missed the mixed doubles gold medal. When encouragement and applause sounded on the Internet, the people gradually abandoned their fascination with the gold medal, and calmly the failure of their own athletes, even the opponent’s. Triumphant applause.
Competitive sports gradually stripped of its unbearable weight and returned to its original form.
"Don't talk about heroes with gold medals", behind the mature concept of honor reflects the progress and maturity of the people's view of sports culture, and it is also inseparable from the self-confidence brought by social and economic development.
Double Olympic City and Sports Power
Since 1900, China’s "Ecclesiastical Church", "Ta Kung Pao" and "World Communique" have successively reported on the grand occasion of the Olympic Games in Paris, introducing the flames of the Olympic spirit into China.
Today, the promotion and inheritance of the Olympic spirit in China has gone through a century of history.
If sports are strong, China will be strong, and national sports will flourish.
Looking back at the agitation of the century, it is precisely the unswerving exploration and pursuit of the Olympic movement and spirit, which has witnessed the leap from a zero foundation to a glorious achievement of Chinese sports, and is also pushing China from a "sports power" to a "sports power." "The vision is moving forward.
Children are jogging in the track and field field of the 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
Since the successful bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in 2015, China at home and abroad is looking forward to ushering in the Olympic movement again. After the unparalleled success of hosting the Beijing Olympics, what kind of ice and snow Olympics will be presented.
Every effort must be made to make progress, and the world of ten directions is the whole body.
In the past seven years, under the continuous innovation of Chinese wisdom and the constant condensation of Chinese sweat, an unprecedented Winter Olympics has gradually appeared in front of the world.
Under the guidance of the concept of “green, shared, open, and clean” to host the Olympics, from “300 million people participating in ice and snow sports” to maximizing the use of the heritage of the Beijing Olympics venues, China’s commitments are being implemented, and all ideas are becoming Reality.
Running the Olympics in a green manner, insisting on ecological priority and resource conservation; sharing the Olympics, insisting on joint participation, joint efforts, and sharing; open running of the Olympics, insisting on facing the world and facing the future; while running the Olympics cleanly, we must be diligent and thrifty, prevent corruption, and improve Efficiency, adhere to zero tolerance for doping issues.
On the morning of October 20th, the Tinder for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics arrived in Beijing, and the Tinder Welcome Ceremony for the Beijing Winter Olympics was held at the Olympic Tower.
The picture shows Cai Qi, secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, holding the torch.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
The Olympic reform concept of "affordable, profitable, and sustainable" was praised by the President of the International Olympic Committee Bach as "the new Olympic benchmark."
From follower to leader, China Sports continues to contribute Chinese elements, Chinese wisdom, and Chinese solutions, and has a profound impact on the development of the International Olympic Movement.
100 days later, when the Olympic flame was ignited again in the Bird's Nest, the world once again gathered under the flag of the Five Rings.
Facing the threats and challenges of the new crown epidemic, mankind will once again show the courage and belief in unity and cooperation to overcome difficulties.
This is exactly the firm confidence that the Olympic Movement has conveyed: the epidemic will eventually pass, and hope will always be ahead.
Nowadays, in accordance with the requirements of “simple, safe, and exciting”, the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics are steadily advancing, implementing, racing against time, and sprinting towards goals.
There is no doubt that the Winter Olympics, which has a history of nearly a hundred years, will be painted by China.
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