China News Service, Beijing, March 10 (Reporter Liu Xingchen) Teenagers are the future pillars of the motherland.

Sports carries the dream of national prosperity and national rejuvenation.

　　During this year’s National Two Sessions, topics related to the two became the focus of heated discussion.

　　What important role does sports play in the growth of young people?

Many people in the sports world have expressed their opinions on this.

  On March 5, Yang Yang, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, was interviewed by reporters.

Photo by China News Service reporter Li Shuoxing

Improving students’ mental health with the help of sports

　　Yang Yang, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the Education, Science, Health and Sports Committee, is China's first Winter Olympics champion. After retiring, she has been deeply involved in the sports industry.

　　As a mother of two children, Yang Yang continues to pay attention to topics such as school physical education and adolescent mental health.

She hopes to use sports to effectively improve the mental health of primary and secondary school students: "I hope children will have more time and opportunities to go out into the sun and onto the playground to exercise." Yang Yang said in an interview with a reporter from China News Service.

　　In this year's proposal, Yang Yang focused on the benefits of regular and regular sports on the psychological development of primary and secondary school students, and analyzed and interpreted the relationship between sports and mental health.

　　Yang Yang called for giving 10 minutes between classes to children.

It is necessary to effectively implement the relevant requirements of "one hour of physical activity time for students on campus every day", ensure that physical education and health courses and student campus sports activities are not squeezed for any reason, and correct the simple restriction of students' necessary breaks on the grounds of "ensuring student safety" and activity practices.

　　Some parents have certain misunderstandings about sports and physical education, thinking that it will delay their children's learning time.

In this regard, Yang Yang said that the positive role of sports on the mental health of primary and secondary school students can be popularized to parents and society through parent meetings, community activities and other forms, and parents can be encouraged to support their children in participating in sports activities.

　　The "2022 Youth Mental Health Status Survey Report" released last year showed that about 14.8% of teenagers are at varying degrees of depression risk, of which 4.0% belong to the severe depression risk group and 10.8% belong to the mild depression risk group.

　　In response to this situation, Yang Yang suggested that combined with mental health education, targeted sports activities should be designed to help students release stress during exercise, improve their emotional state, and enhance their sense of collective honor.

  Image source: Zhongxin video screenshot

Inspire young people to grow with the fighting spirit of sports

　　During this year's two sessions, Liu Guoliang, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of the China Table Tennis Association, said in an interview with a reporter from China News Service that he hopes to further promote the introduction of national football into campuses and parks.

In his view, table tennis can not only win glory and gold and silver for the country, but also promote national fitness.

　　As a national sport, table tennis has its own unique influence.

In June last year, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the General Administration of Sports jointly issued the "Notice on Carrying out the "National Football Into Communities" and "National Football Into Parks" Activities to Further Promote the Construction of Fitness Facilities Around the People, aiming to promote the construction of urban communities with "15-minute Fitness Circle”.

　　For the majority of young people, Liu Guoliang believes that sports are part of education.

In his view, through physical exercise, young people can develop a healthy body and personality, improve their awareness of rules and ability to withstand stress, and learn how to face victory, defeat, and setbacks.

　　It is understood that the Chinese table tennis team will look for opportunities for star players to enter the campus or community during almost every competition or closed training period to play the role of idols.

Using the fighting spirit of athletes to guide young people to face adversity and face difficulties bravely will help them grow up healthily.

  The picture shows Shui Qingxia coaching the players on the sidelines.

(File photo) Photo by China News Service reporter Tomita

Be a sports person and let your children benefit from it throughout their lives

　　Whether it is the external physique or the internal personality, sports help young people grow up healthily, both tangibly and intangibly.

Fighting spirit, teamwork, and aggressiveness are all excellent qualities that can be learned from sports.

　　Therefore, sports play an important role in the growth of young people. This is why many representatives and committee members have put forward similar suggestions such as "let children exercise outdoors for two hours a day."

　　However, Wang Liqin, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice chairman of the China Table Tennis Association, said in an interview that some schools still have 10 minutes occupied during recess. He hopes to extend the recess time and encourage children to get out of the classroom and go outdoors after class. .

　　In this regard, Shui Qingxia, a representative of the National People's Congress and women's football coach of Shanghai Sports School, said that cultivating young people's interest in sports is very important and requires long-term and stable continuous promotion at the policy level.

In her opinion, as the outside world understands sports more deeply, parents will see the benefits that sports bring to young people, and there will naturally be fewer and fewer contradictions and conflicts.

　　"You will encounter many difficulties in life. Sports education can teach you not to give up when you encounter difficulties." Shui Qingxia believes that even if they do not engage in related careers in the future, children can still get a lot from sports. Exercise, this is a lifelong education.

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