China News Service, Beijing, July 28 (Reporter Yuechuan Dong Zeyu) The first China Basketball Hall of Fame has entered the nomination stage a few days ago, and related work is progressing steadily.

Yao Ming, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, said on the 28th that the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame revolves around the core of "where does Chinese basketball come from". The "Hall of Fame" is relatively new in China, and it is hoped that more people will accept this platform.

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Nominations have started

　　On June 30 this year, the Hall of Fame Committee of the Chinese Basketball Association held its first meeting and determined the scale of the first admission of the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame to be 25 Hall of Fame members and 1 group.

　　15 Chinese basketball seniors, including Zhang Boling, Dong Shouyi, Song Junfu, Shu Hong, Tang Baokun, Mou Zuoyun, Zhang Zipei, Zhang Changlu, Yu Bangji, Yang Fulu, Cheng Shichun, Chen Wenbin, Bai Baishen, Qian Chenghai, Yang Boyong, directly entered the hall with a "special tribute". "Fifty Heroes of New China Basketball" is the first group to enter the hall.

　　In addition, the first Hall of Fame went through three stages of nomination, nomination, and final review. A total of 10 members were nominated, including 7 athletes and 3 coaches.

The nomination phase has now started and 30 nominees will be produced.

The second-stage selection work is expected to start in late August. After the final review, the entrance ceremony is planned to be held in early December.

Photo courtesy of the Chinese Basketball Association

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Remember where Chinese basketball comes from

　　The Chinese Basketball Association began to actively promote the construction of the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021, aiming to inherit the century-old history of Chinese basketball, strengthen the construction of Chinese basketball culture, establish confidence in Chinese basketball culture, and inspire basketball and young people.

　　When talking about the original intention of establishing the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame, Yao Ming said frankly on the 28th that in any career, you need to understand three things: where you come from, who you are, and where you are going.

"We are doing this to solve the first problem. The Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame revolves around the core of 'where come from'."

　　"Under the promotion of several generations of Chinese basketball players, we have a mission to build a cultural hall at the top of Chinese basketball. This is the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame." Yao Ming said before that the construction of the Hall of Fame is important for telling the story of Chinese basketball. , It has far-reaching significance in establishing the confidence of Chinese basketball culture.

　　The story of Chinese basketball is also the story of Chinese basketball people.

To this end, the recommendation scope of the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame covers athletes, coaches, referees, special contributors, pioneers and collectives, etc. Each category has different recommendation standards, and those who meet the relevant standards can participate in the recommendation.

Yao Ming introduces the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame

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The current head of the Basketball Association cannot be nominated

　　In order to ensure the smooth progress of the first Hall of Fame nomination work, the "Nomination Committee", "Nomination Committee" and "Final Review Committee" are respectively responsible for different stages of work.

　　Among them, the "Nomination Committee" with a total of 100 seats includes members of the Chinese Basketball Association, professional league clubs, sports colleges and universities, etc. The "Nomination Committee" is composed of 500 people from various fields of basketball, and the "Final Review Committee" includes senior experts and scholars. Representatives of relevant people who have held leadership positions in Chinese basketball.

　　For the sake of fairness, the regulations state that the current head of the Chinese Basketball Association is not included in the nomination, which means that Yao Ming, the chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, will not enter the Hall of Fame for the time being.

In addition, all members of the "Nomination Committee" or "Final Appraisal Committee" who are included in the nomination list or recommendation list must follow the principle of recusal during the relevant recommendation or final review process.

　　At the same time, the whole process will be verified by an independent verification agency and a professional report will be issued.

Chinese Basketball Association Hall of Fame Committee held its first meeting Photo courtesy of Chinese Basketball Association

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Link more Chinese basketball players

　　In Yao Ming's view, the "Hall of Fame" is not unfamiliar to many people. Many sports in the world have a Hall of Fame, but it is relatively new in China.

　　As Yao Ming said, in basketball, for example, there is the famous Naismith Hall of Fame.

According to Jiang Jian, an expert from the Executive Office of the Chinese Basketball Association Hall of Fame Committee, during the preparation process of the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame, while absorbing and learning from other useful experiences, it also highlighted its own characteristics.

　　First of all, as long as the relevant criteria are met, you can participate in the recommendation.

According to statistics, there are more than 500 people who meet the recommendation criteria for the first Hall of Fame.

　　In addition, the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame abandoned the "few people have the final say" model, but linked more Chinese basketball players.

The whole recommendation process not only involves senior basketball experts, active athletes, coaches and referees, but also includes representatives of Chinese Basketball Association member units, professional league clubs and other units and groups.

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Hall of Fame is systematic engineering

　　Yao Ming said that the Hall of Fame is a systematic project.

Tan Jie, an expert from the Executive Office of the Chinese Basketball Association Hall of Fame Committee, summed it up in six words: building a hall, building a history, and building a library.

　　For building the hall, in addition to the recommendation process, the design and site selection of the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame is also in progress; for history revision, the compilation of "Chinese Basketball Chronicle" is the current top priority; , "China Basketball Hall of Fame Nominees List", Chinese basketball legends oral history interviews and other work have been carried out.

　　It can be seen that the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame is a huge project.

Yao Ming said frankly, looking forward to mobilizing the power of the whole society to participate in it.

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