Data map: On August 8, the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics was held at the New National Arena in Tokyo, Japan. The picture shows the flag bearer Su Bingtian of the Chinese delegation holding the national flag at the closing ceremony. Photographed by China News Service reporter Han Haidan
China News Service, Beijing, August 20th. Title: Chinese athletes achieved great results in the Olympics, and descendants of Yan and Huang came together to realize their dreams and enjoy glory.
Author: Shi Wanjia
At the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese sports delegation won 38 gold medals, 32 silver medals, and 18 silver medals. The good result of bronze ranked second in the gold medal list, second only to the best result achieved at the Beijing Olympics. There are many athletes who have made historic breakthroughs even though they did not win medals. There is also a medal list widely circulated on the Internet, which lists the medals of the Hong Kong Sports Delegation and the Chinese Taipei Sports Delegation together with the Chinese Sports Delegation, expressing congratulations and pride to all Chinese athletes. This is indeed the case. Behind the good results in these competitions are the athletes who uphold the Olympic spirit and pursue excellence. It is also the descendants of Yan and Huang who work together to implement the concepts of the Olympic Games: faster, higher, stronger - and more united.
A century of chasing dreams
During this Olympic Games, people will recall more of the Chinese nation’s Olympic road and those dream chasers.
In 1896, the Shanghai English-language newspaper "North China Daily News" (North China Daily News) founded by the British published an article that ridiculed and ridiculed everything about China, referring to China as the Sick man of East Asia, which means "the sick man of East Asia". ". Since then, Western powers such as Europe and the United States have used this word to humiliate China with an arrogant attitude.
In the same year, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece. Before the start of the competition, the organizing committee sent out invitations to countries all over the world, including the Qing government, which had just been defeated in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894. At that time, China was extremely poor and weak. The Qing government did not know what the "Olympics" was and only sent observers to participate.
In 1908, Chinese intellectuals and young students who longed for a prosperous country and a strong people raised the "Three Olympic Questions" in the magazine "Tianjin Youth": "When will China be able to send athletes to participate in the Olympic Games? When will our athletes get an Olympic medal?" Olympic gold medal? When will our country be able to host the Olympics? "
Chinese people at home and abroad have spent a whole hundred years answering these three questions with actions-In 1932, Liu Changchun, as the only competitor in China, stood In the 100-meter dash at the Los Angeles Olympics; in 1984, Xu Haifeng won the men's shooting gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics, achieving China's "zero breakthrough" in Olympic gold medals; in 2008, the successful hosting of the Beijing Olympics allowed the "Three Questions of the Olympics" to have the complete answer.
The humiliation of the "sick man of East Asia" has long gone, but answering the "three questions" is not a satisfactory end, but a new starting point. The Olympic Games is not only a sports event, but also a platform to showcase the country's image and comprehensive national strength.
In 2020, facing the world's major changes unseen in a century, China took the lead in effectively controlling the COVID-19 epidemic, and took the lead in realizing economic growth from negative to positive, providing a strong guarantee for athletes to train and prepare for the Olympic Games. Only then did Chinese athletes compete in Tokyo Riding the wind and waves, it also showed the positive and progressive power of China to the world.
If the sports are strong, China will be strong, and if the national fortunes are prosperous, the sports will be prosperous. On the journey of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the huge energy brought by reform and opening up is driving China's vision from a "big sports country" to a "powerful sports country".
Working together to realize the dream
The road to pursue the Chinese sports dream is also the road of progress made by the joint efforts of all Chinese people at home and abroad. It embodies the innocence of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots and overseas Chinese, and demonstrates the strong cohesion and centripetal force of the Chinese nation.
Whenever the Olympic Games are held, there are overseas Chinese cheering for Chinese athletes both inside and outside the stadium. Before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, due to epidemic prevention considerations, spectators were not allowed to enter the stadium to watch the games. However, the enthusiasm of overseas Chinese in Japan to cheer for Chinese athletes has not diminished at all. They hung cheering slogans in front of their homes and waved the five-star red flag outside the stadium. No matter where they were, they cheered for the Chinese team.
Li Helin, the only Chinese staff member of the Tokyo Olympics sports display team, tried his best to get the job of broadcasting the "curtain match" of the Chinese women's volleyball team. He reported the name of each Chinese women's volleyball team member in Chinese and played the song "" for them after the game. "The sun always comes after the storm", an affectionate farewell message.
The strong support and active participation of overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan have added a strong touch to China's Olympic movement. The National Swimming Center "Water Cube" built for the 2008 Beijing Olympics received donations of more than 940 million yuan from more than 350,000 overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan from 105 countries and regions, becoming a center for overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan around the world. A landmark building that contributed to the Olympic Games.
China's development and progress and the improvement of sports standards are inseparable from the long-term support and contributions of overseas Chinese. Looking at many provinces and cities in the mainland, there are various sports venues and facilities donated by Hong Kong and Macao compatriots and overseas Chinese. They are especially concentrated in the hometowns of overseas Chinese in Guangdong, Fujian and other places, laying a good material foundation for the development of sports in overseas Chinese hometowns. Many individual sports in modern China were also supported by returned overseas Chinese. They brought advanced sports concepts, technologies and training methods back to the country and trained a large number of sports talents in New China.
A number of sports towns have emerged in the Fujian and Guangdong regions. For example, Zhongshan in Guangdong is known as the "hometown of sports", Taishan is known as the "hometown of volleyball", Meixian is known as the "hometown of football", and Dongguan is known as the "hometown of swimming". "Hometown" and "Hometown of Weightlifting"; Putian, Fujian is known as "Hometown of Track and Field", Jinjiang is known as "Hometown of Basketball" and so on.
On August 1, 2021, Su Bingtian from Zhongshan, Guangdong ranked first in the semi-final group, making the Chinese figure appear on the track of the Olympic men's 100-meter trapeze final for the first time. Two hours after breaking the Asian record in 9.83 seconds, he completed the Chinese athlete's debut in the Olympic 100-meter final with a time of 9.98 seconds. Su Bingtian broke through the so-called racial limitations and proved to the world that "the Chinese can do it", which not only made the Chinese people feel proud, but also inspired people in many Asian countries.
Xie Siyu, a 25-year-old Chinese diver from Shantou, Guangdong, won the men's synchronized three-meter springboard and men's three-meter springboard diving championships at the Tokyo Olympics, sitting on the "Olympic double gold". It is worth mentioning that in addition to being fellow Guangdong residents, Su Bingtian and Xie Sizhen also have another "common denominator": Jinan University. Su Bingtian is an associate professor and master's tutor at the School of Physical Education of Jinan University. Xie Sicheng's undergraduate and master's students both studied at Jinan University.
Jinan University is China's first overseas Chinese institution of higher learning founded by the state. The proportion of overseas Chinese students and students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan far exceeds that of other higher education institutions. The school has signed bilateral agreements with dozens of higher education institutions and cultural institutions on five continents around the world. Or established academic exchange relations, it can be said that "the teachings are spread all over the world, and the talents are spread all over the five continents."
Jinan University has a tradition of attaching great importance to students' physical training. It has sent many athletes to the Chinese national team, chasing dreams with struggle and writing glory with hard work. In 1936, Jinan people represented the country in the Olympic Games for the first time. In 2016, Chen Aisen, a third-year undergraduate student at Jinan University, won the men's synchronized 10-meter platform gold medal at the Rio Olympics. It was the first time a student from Jinan won a gold medal at the Olympics. At the current Tokyo Olympics, he won a silver medal in this event. As Lin Rupeng, Secretary of the Party Committee of Jinan University, said, the people of Jinan have shown the elegance of athletes from a major country on the field and the spirit of "loyalty and respect" of Jinan people. This is the pride of Jinan people and the pride of the Chinese people.
Join hands to build dreams
In 1959, Hong Kong player Yung Guotuan improved his skills through professional training in Guangzhou and won the men's singles championship at the 25th World Table Tennis Championships in Dortmund, Germany, winning the first table tennis world for New China. champion.
In 2021, the Chinese team and the Hong Kong, China team stood on the podium for the women's team table tennis event at the Tokyo Olympics at the same time. After the ceremony, the two teams took a group photo. The five-star red flag echoed the Hong Kong SAR flag, and the gold and bronze medals shone brightly. It became another proud moment in the history of Chinese sports.
In the badminton competition of the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese Taipei men's doubles team Wang Qilin and Li Yang defeated the Chinese team players to win the championship. The women's singles player Tai Tzu Ying lost to the Chinese team player Chen Yufei and won the silver medal. Netizens praised the players from both sides of the Taiwan Strait for bringing a wonderful competition. Seeing the players from both sides of the Taiwan Strait on the podium together, some even said that "both sides of the Taiwan Strait have won."
The tradition of cross-strait sports exchanges and cooperation with Hong Kong and Macao has been going on for many years. Opponents on the field are also close friends off the field. Mainland (Mainland) Olympic champions have visited Hong Kong and Taiwan many times; athletes from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan often go to the Mainland (Mainland) to participate in training camps and competitions, communicate and learn from Mainland (Mainland) athletes, and promote each other; the annual Cross-Strait Olympic Committee sports exchange The symposium has been held for the 23rd time this year.
At the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese team, the Chinese Hong Kong team, and the Chinese Taipei team achieved better results than before in many events. The positive role of mutual sports exchanges and cooperation cannot be ignored. These achievements are worthy of celebration and pride by all compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and in Hong Kong and Macao.
When the sky is healthy, a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement; when the terrain is turbulent, a gentleman carries things with great virtue. The Olympic Games is a world-class sports event that combines sportsmanship, national spirit and internationalism, symbolizing world peace, friendship and unity. Every moment when athletes fight hard on the field, the Olympic spirit shines brightly.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Building a sports power is an important goal in building a modern socialist country in an all-round way." China in the new era is standing at a new starting point, and the sports undertakings of the Chinese nation are moving towards higher goals.
In less than 200 days, the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics will kick off. Beijing will become the first "Double Olympic City" in Olympic history to host the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics. The ancient oriental country and the Olympics shake hands again, carrying new dreams and sharing the Chinese spirit with the world, which is very exciting. All descendants of Yan and Huang should be more united and stronger, realize their dreams and share glory together. (End)
Source: China News Network
