China News Service, Beijing, July 24th (Xie Yanbing Yu Zhanyi) Yao Ming, vice chairman of the All-China Youth Federation, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, and founder of Yao Foundation, gave an online video speech on the theme forum of "Inclusive and Fair Quality Education" on the 23rd Shi said that sports can make people grow into a better self, which is not only the most important content of education, but also one of the most critical means of education.
From July 21 to 23, the World Youth Development Forum was held in Beijing. More than 100 Chinese and foreign guests and about 2,000 youth representatives from more than 100 countries participated in the conference online and offline.
The forum is divided into four themed forums: "Employment and Entrepreneurship", "Climate Change and Green Development", "Digital Economy" and "Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education".
Regarding the value of sports, Yao Ming said that sports can not only strengthen the body, but more importantly, it can make people grow into a better self in terms of spiritual personality and will.
In a basketball game, children establish a sense of rules because they understand fouls, establish a sense of competition because of winning and losing, and establish a sense of team because of assists.
Taking his own experience as an example, Yao Ming told the story of sports achievement in the video.
Yao Ming said that when he was young, he had poor heart and lung function and was relatively thin. His parents felt that sending him to play basketball would make his body stronger.
"Over time, I found that in addition to enjoying the joy of putting the ball into the basket, I liked the feeling of 'competition' on the court more, competing with opponents to win or lose, competing with teammates for the level, and competing with myself for the future. So, That's how Yao Ming became known to more people."
"Later, I found that sports can not only achieve self-achievement, but also help public affairs and support social development." Yao Ming said that in 2012, the "Yao Foundation Hope Primary School Basketball Season" was officially launched, shifting the focus of the organization to physical education, through sports equipment Donations, volunteer teaching, basketball training and leagues have further alleviated the problems of insufficient physical education teachers in rural primary schools, lack of physical education courses and sports activities.
"Yao Foundation's volunteer teaching volunteers, from 47 in the first year, will soon exceed 1,500 this year. As of the end of June 2022, 4,170 college student volunteers have gone to rural schools to teach." Yao Ming believes that inclusive, fair and high-quality Physical education not only requires legal protection, school attention and family investment, but also requires the whole society to act together.
Yao Ming appealed that contemporary youth should cultivate lifelong sports habits, "If there is a chance, I hope you can, like the young volunteers of the Four Thousand Yao Foundation, bring the joy of sports to more children, and work together with us to become a sports person. "(Finish)