Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 4th Topic: The Wind Comes from the East and the Tidal Bank of Qiantang – Chinese Sports After the Tokyo Olympics
Xinhua News Agency reporter Yao Youming
At the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese delegation won 38 gold medals, tying the best results in overseas Olympic competitions. In the past two years, Chinese sports people have worked hard and moved forward with courage, not only showing the world a more open, confident and respectable image of China, but also becoming the leader and practitioner of building a strong sports country.
The Asian sports world has entered “Hangzhou time”, and the Chinese delegation as the host will usher in the most important “mock test” of the Paris Olympic cycle. With the mission on our shoulders and our own struggle, Chinese sports will take new and solid steps along the banks of the Qiantang River.
Chinese power
In 2021, the athletes who participated in the Tokyo Olympics will enter the National Games after only a short rest. In Xi’an, the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties, at this grand meeting standing at the intersection of “two centuries”, a total of 9 people and 1 team surpassed 12 world records 12 times, 1 person and 1 team set 2 Asian records twice, 15 people 7 The team set 24 national records 24 times… The shining achievements, for Chinese sportsmen, are the “starting gun” and “assembly number” on the new journey of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way.
9 seconds 95! On the Mid-Autumn Festival night in 2021, Su Bingtian finally realized his dream of being the men’s 100-meter champion in track and field at the National Games. After returning from Tokyo, even in isolation, he did not neglect training. In the room, he used yoga mats, elastic ropes for core training, and practiced bouncing with a box of mineral water.
Demonstrating “China’s power” is not just Su Bingtian’s dream.
At the Fukuoka Swimming World Championships in July this year, Qin Haiyang achieved the unique “triple crown” feat of men’s breaststroke and broke the world record in the 200-meter breaststroke, becoming the well-deserved “World Frog King”. Zhang Yufei was crowned in the women’s 100m butterfly. The two also won the men’s and women’s 4X100m medley relay championship together with their teammates. Afterwards, they rushed to Chengdu to participate in the Summer Universiade. After only three or four hours of rest, they set foot on the international arena again and continued to complete every game conscientiously.
Adhering to the Beijing Winter Olympics spirit of keeping the overall situation in mind, being confident and open, facing difficulties, pursuing excellence, and creating a better future, Chinese ice and snow athletes also handed over a striking report card at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Chinese sports The delegation ranked third in the gold medal list with 9 golds, 4 silvers and 2 bronzes, creating the best results in the history of participating in the Winter Olympics; Winter Olympic champions such as Gu Ailing, Su Yiming, Gao Tingyu and Xu Mengtao have also become new idols of Chinese young people.
live up to youth
The Beijing Winter Olympics is in full swing, and the news that the Chinese women’s football team won the Asian Cup again after 16 years made countless people cheer. Especially in the final match against the South Korean team, the Chinese women’s football team fell behind by two goals, and Zhang Linyan, a “post-00” teenager who came off the bench, made points and scored goals, helping the team reverse 3:2. Although in the 2023 Women’s World Cup, the Chinese women’s football team failed to qualify for the group stage, but when Zhang Linyan cried after the game, I believe she will do her best for the “Clanging Rose” to bloom again.
On the track and field field, Wu Yanni, who has a beautiful appearance and outstanding results, “out of the circle” after this year’s National Track and Field Championship, won the silver medal in the women’s 100-meter hurdles competition at the Chengdu Universiade, and successfully qualified for the Paris Olympics. Talking about her idol Liu Xiang, she said: “Liu Xiang’s victories have brought too much encouragement to our generation of athletes and young people.” From her and Chen Guanfeng and others, people have reason to look forward to and look forward to the success of Chinese track and field. future.
In the diving arena, Shuangshu Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi of China’s “Dream Team” continued to break through and challenge themselves after returning from Tokyo. In the Fukuoka Swimming World Championships, the two “met at the top” in the women’s 10-meter platform competition. In the end, Chen Yuxi won and won three consecutive World Championships. The “Misses” are both opponents and partners. The competition and cooperation between them will also be an important highlight of diving competitions in the future.
Last year was a year of breakthroughs for many rookies in Chinese tennis. In May, Zheng Qinwen competed in the French Open for the first time, advanced to the top 16, and created his best result in the Grand Slam competition. In August, Wu Yibing became the first male tennis player from mainland China to win the Grand Slam men’s singles match in the Open Era, and then made history again by reaching the top 32 of the US Open. In October, Zhang Zhizhen became the first male player from mainland China to break into the top 100 in the world in real time.
In the first round of the US Open this year, all seven players from mainland China advanced, once again bringing tennis to the attention of Chinese sports fans. As Wu Yibing said, Chinese tennis will definitely get better and better. Everyone is looking forward to witnessing an ancient “Chinese Derby” in the men’s singles final of the US Open one day.
ride the wind
Although missed the Paris Olympics, I hope that the Chinese men’s basketball team will realize their shame and be brave, and achieve ideal results in the Asian Games. The women’s basketball girls recently played three warm-up matches with their old rival Australia in Shaanxi and Ningxia, and won all of them. I believe they will do their best to defend the glory of the world runner-up and Asian champion at home.
As the “ace teacher” of the Chinese sports delegation, the Chinese table tennis team has set its sights on next year’s Paris Olympic Games, so that the key athletes of the multi-event competitions can adjust their status in different events during the game, and become their competition in Hangzhou. Another important task besides winning gold and silver.
Since the reform and opening up, especially since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the party and the government have attached great importance to sports work, promoted the reform and development of sports, and extensively carried out national fitness campaigns. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to carry out extensive fitness activities for all, strengthen youth sports work, promote the all-round development of mass sports and competitive sports, and accelerate the construction of a sports power. After the Tokyo Olympics, a series of important documents such as “Opinions on Building a Higher Level of National Fitness Public Service System” and “Notice on Improving the Level of School Physical Education After-school Services to Promote the Healthy Growth of Primary and Middle School Students” were released.
On August 8 this year, my country’s 15th “National Fitness Day” came as scheduled. According to data provided by the Group Department of the State Sports General Administration, around August 8, more than 24,000 national fitness events were organized and carried out across the country, with more than 6.5 million people directly participating. These activities have enriched the supply channels of scientific fitness guidance, actively led a healthy lifestyle, and created a strong atmosphere in the whole society that attaches importance to, supports and participates in sports.
Unlike the National Games, the Asian Games does not have mass events, but this does not affect people’s attention to this intercontinental competition. What is the level of Chinese players in break dancing, skateboarding, rock climbing and surfing? The Asian Games is also a “mock test” for these athletes on their way to prepare for the Olympics. In addition, emerging e-sports and traditional non-Olympic sports such as Wushu and Go will also stage world-class duels in Hangzhou, which is full of expectations.
The wind comes from the east, and Chinese sports are riding the wind, striding forward on the journey of building a sports power.
The tide surged by the bank of Qiantang, and people turned their attention to Hangzhou, looking forward to the highlight moments of Chinese sports one after another.
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[Responsible editor: Xie Bingxin]
2023-09-04 09:14:21
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