Pushing ice and snow sports to a new level
"Double Olympic City" Beijing and Zhangjiakou, adhering to the Olympic concept of "green, sharing, openness and integrity", successfully held the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics as scheduled, and achieved the goal of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports". The goal is to ignite the national fitness enthusiasm and promote ice and snow sports to a new level.
On the evening of March 13, as the main torch of the National Stadium was slowly extinguished, the Beijing Winter Paralympics came to an end.
"Two Olympic Games, equally exciting."
From the Beijing Winter Olympics to the Winter Paralympics, athletes strive for their dreams and strive for self-improvement. On this ice and snow stage, they leave scenes of breakthroughs and transcendence, depicting warm and touching pictures, and composing new stories for ice and snow sports. chapter.
"Double Olympic City" Beijing and Zhangjiakou, adhering to the Olympic concept of "green, sharing, openness and integrity", successfully held the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics as scheduled, and achieved the goal of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports". The goal is to ignite the national fitness enthusiasm and promote ice and snow sports to a new level.
Popular ice and snow sports are widely carried out
The east wind of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympics sowed the seeds of ice and snow sports and took root and sprouted everywhere.
From the successful bid for the Winter Olympics to October 2021, the number of national residents who have participated in ice and snow sports has reached 346 million, and the participation rate of ice and snow sports has reached 24.56%. The vision of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports" has become a reality.
IOC President Bach said that we welcome China to become a major country in ice and snow sports.
At the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics, athletes such as Su Yiming, Ren Ziwei, Yang Hongqiong, and Ji Lijia fought bravely for the top.
The new situation of "balance of ice and snow" has been revealed, and the development of ice and snow sports has reached a new high.
Outside the arena, activities such as the "National Popular Ice and Snow Season" promote ice and snow sports to break through seasonal and geographical restrictions, popularize the development of popular ice and snow sports, and spark new vitality in the national fitness boom.
In Jiangsu, "I cheer for the Winter Olympics" Jiangsu Province National Ice and Snow Sports Mobilization, Ice and Snow Carnival, Curling Challenge and other activities were held, allowing the masses to enjoy the happiness brought by ice and snow sports.
In Sichuan Xiling Snow Mountain Ski Resort and Chengdu Sunac Snow World Indoor Ski Resort, a large number of sports enthusiasts feel the charm of ice and snow sports.
From north to south, inside and outside the Great Wall, ski resorts are being planned and constructed, and schools featuring ice and snow have been established... Various venues for the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics are also actively preparing plans to open to the public.
Liu Yumin, director of the planning and construction department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said that the most important legacy of the Beijing Winter Olympics is the realization of the goal of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports".
"This is my first time to try skiing! I used to watch the Winter Olympics on TV and watch others ski in real life, but now I finally experience the fun of galloping on the ski field." Sun Yanguo at the Qingyun Mountain Ski Resort in Anqiu, Weifang City, Shandong Province Experience skiing with his disabled friends.
Under the impetus of the Beijing Winter Paralympics, ice and snow sports for the disabled in my country have been widely carried out.
"Since 2016, the 'Snow Sports Season for Disabled Persons' has been held for six consecutive years. In the first session, only disabled persons from 14 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) participated, and now there are disabled persons from 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities). "Yong Zhijun, deputy director of the Sports Department of the China Disabled Persons' Federation, said.
By participating in sports activities, people with disabilities can bravely walk out of their homes, satisfy their hobbies and interests, increase social interaction, and continuously enrich their lives.
The participation and display of disabled people in sports activities has prompted more people to fully understand this group, and also made the enthusiasm of the whole people to participate in sports continue to rise.
Youth ice and snow sports flourish
The ski poles crossed, jumped, and slid down the slope... Wu Jinxuan, a student at the Experimental Primary School in Hongya County, Meishan City, Sichuan Province, made rapid progress in skiing technology under the guidance of the coach.
The holding of the Beijing Winter Olympics has made Wu Jinxuan, who is only 10 years old, an ice and snow fan.
Wu Jinxuan said: "Ice and snow sports make me feel like flying. I hope I can go skiing and participate in training every month. Like sister Gu Ailing, I can become the Olympic ski champion and win glory for the country."
Attracting young people to participate in ice and snow sports is a key part of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports", and it is an important support for laying a solid foundation for the development of ice and snow sports in China and ensuring the long-term sustainable development of ice and snow sports.
Since the start of the preparations for the Winter Olympics, Chinese youths have been enthusiastic about participating in ice and snow sports, and youth ice and snow sports have flourished.
In 2018, the Ministry of Education, the State Sports General Administration, and the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee formulated and implemented the "Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics Olympic Education Plan for Primary and Secondary School Students" and the "Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Youth". Action Plan" to promote the Olympic spirit, popularize Olympic knowledge, spread the Olympic concept, and stimulate the enthusiasm of young people to actively participate in winter sports.
Up to now, there are 835 Olympic education demonstration schools nationwide.
Ice and snow sports have entered the campus, the promotion of ice and snow sports on dry land, and the "World Snow Day and International Children's Ski Festival" activities have been held... Various ice and snow sports activities have promoted the popularization and development of youth ice and snow sports.
After the successful bid for the Beijing Winter Olympics, my country has actively promoted ice and snow activities and winter Paralympic sports education into special education schools.
At present, a total of 8 special education schools across the country have been selected as ice and snow sports schools, and 7 special education schools have been selected as Olympic education demonstration schools for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics.
Various provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities have also vigorously promoted the introduction of Winter Paralympic sports education into special education schools, taking various forms and holding various activities to create conditions for disabled youth to participate in the Paralympic Games and ice and snow sports.
World ice and snow sports usher in a new milestone
"Sport has no borders and is shared by the whole world." Yang Yang, chairman of the Athlete Committee of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said that by organizing the Beijing Winter Olympics, China not only achieved the goal of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports", but also provided ice and snow sports to the world. new development opportunities.
At the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics, athletes fought bravely to write inspiring and touching ice and snow stories.
Outside the competition arena, the ice and snow stages showing individual style were built under the influence of the Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympics.
When more than 300 million people walked on ice and snow and participated in ice and snow sports, the development of world ice and snow sports ushered in an important milestone.
Bach said that China's biggest contribution to this Winter Olympics is to achieve the goal of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports".
Even if only a few of these 300 million people decide to become professional ice and snow sports practitioners, the global ice and snow sports will usher in a new development pattern in the future.
"The Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics will continue to inspire and inspire the younger generation and people with disabilities to actively engage in ice and snow sports," said IOC member Badama Lisvadagong.
"Change starts with sports." At the Beijing Winter Paralympics, nearly 600 disabled athletes from 46 countries and regions showed their passion and struggled for 9 competition days, interpreting "courage, determination, motivation and equality" The Paralympic values of the world have shown the self-confidence and self-improvement of disabled people to the world.
Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee, said that after the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, China has once again ushered in an opportunity to improve the integration of disabled people. This change will not be limited to China, but will affect the entire world.
The Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics have ended, but the enthusiasm of 300 million people for ice and snow sports is driving the national fitness to a new pattern and the development of the world's ice and snow sports to a new level.
(Reporters Tao Xiangan, Yang Xiaoyu, Wang Yongzhan, Li Rui, Bai Guangdi)